Psalm 30 ~ O Lord, You have drawn me up

Psalm 30

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;

you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,

and give thanks to his holy name.

5 For his anger is but for a moment,

and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,

“I shall never be moved.”

7 By your favor, O Lord,

you made my mountain stand strong;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,

and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

9 “What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have 

turned for me my mourning into dancing;

you have 

loosed my sackcloth

and clothed me with gladness,

12 that my glory may sing your praise

 and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

David has used Psalm 30 as the Thanksgiving of David's house being built.

Jeremiah 32:10
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

This house is where Jeremiah was held in jail by David's descendant. Released by Emperor Nebuchadnezzar. Deuteronomy promises to listen to God is to be blessed.

Consider some of the choices of David's life to bring him to this day of giving Thanks:

David was asked by his father, Jesse, to bring his brothers food for the battle of the Philistines. Israel was in dire need of help for the army, not a prosperous nation when David heard of Goliath.

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According to Professor Aren Maeir, Chairman of Bar-Ilan University's Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, “...this (inscription) appears providing evidence the biblical story of Goliath is, in fact, based on a clear cultural realia from, more or less, the time which is depicted in the biblical text, and recent attempts to claim that Goliath can only be understood in the context of later phases of the Iron Age are unwarranted.”

The tiny shard was unearthed at the site, near a destroyed Phoenician fort, where the Bible says the shepherd boy David killed the giant Goliath. The pottery shard, written in the language used by the Hebrews at the time, has been dated to as early as 975BC, based on burned olive pits found nearby that have been carbon-dated at Oxford University. Researchers have not yet been able to decipher the full text of its five lines but they have translated the words for "king", "judge", and "slave," suggesting it was written by a trained scribe in the king's court.

The Daily Wire reports this beyond the Goliath Shard.
The Story Of David And Goliath Gets Archaeological Evidence Backing It Up
https://www.dailywire.com/news/37279/story-david-and-goliath-gets-archaeological-hank-berrien

"Scoffers beware: the Biblical tale of David and Goliath just got more real than ever, thanks to an archaeological discovery that fits the Biblical description of Goliath’s armor.

In the Biblical tale, roughly 3,000 years ago, David, when he was still a young shepherd and not yet the immortal king, engaged in single combat on behalf of the Jews against Goliath, the huge champion of the Jews’ arch-enemies: the Philistines. The story read like this:

A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.

Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.”

After David volunteered to fight Goliath, David confronted him: “As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him. David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’s sword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off his head with the sword.”

As Haaretz reports, in 2017 archaeologists found shards of pottery in Philistine Gath that were inscribed with names similar to Goliath’s. In the first book of Samuel, it states, “He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze ... on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back.”

Haaretz notes, “Now, if the story had been 7th or 6th century B.C.E. fiction, written hundreds of years after the event, the author would have had no idea how warriors had been garbed in the earlier Bronze Age. … To sum up, Goliath seems to have worn contemporary Bronze Age gear, scribes did exist shortly after his time and possibly within it, and the biblical descriptions suit other ancient texts referring to armies led by champions, rather than as the impersonal institutions of later texts. … The accurate description of a Bronze Age warrior’s equipment opens up the possibility that a memory was handed down over several centuries, embellished to be sure, but with a core of truth.”



Choices -

David, because of his anointing, felt he would defeat Goliath.

Ran after King Saul was afraid of him and his first wife was suddenly cold as the political cold held on.

Did not kill the unpopular King Saul.

Ran for his life and found safe hiding for his father's family.

Went to work while a mercenary and found his wives and children were kidnapped. Did not write them off and did rescue them as his own personal rag-tag army wanted to kill David.

Suffered three separate coronations because the anointing of God appeared to disappear and relatives of Saul's kept appearing as mini-kings.

Refused to work against Israel.

David made wrong decisions as well.

David chose unlikely choices.
It's probably apparent there was not always a distinct Plan - other than God's Plan.  David's own mercenary army doubted him. David knew dissent all his life. And in finding David trusted the Mercy of God - David found his reasons to Give Thanks.

We find David built outside of the City Walls - secure and security - to be able to see God's earth, to see approaching danger, to find what the lives were of God's people. David's House was found by examining Scripture.

Jesus sailed the Sea of Galilee a few times all day. Jesus could be found, we know this from scripture. When we find our lives in the same waters day after day, we can rely with faith - God is Working. Finding each day we make choices to please God and God, Himself the Almighty, will be Pleased. In finding Peace with God, David found Joy.

Psalm 59:16
I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

Psalm 88:13
I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.




Abba,

We trust Your Willing Blessings to see us in Your Plan each day.

Psalm 19:2
Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.

Bless us to remain in Jesus Christ. Bless our family and Loved Ones to have the Joy and Encouragement being our Faith, Hope and Love. Bless those who do not yet know yet and the generations unborn.

Bless our cares to be lifted so high we are able to care for the Nation trusting in You - for Your Willing Blessings.

Bless our cares to be so Loved by You, we rejoice knowing Your Good Creation is filled with the prayers of Your Beloved Children. The Good News of Jesus Christ is Good as many times as You called Your Creation Good in Genesis. Ongoing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Jesus is Good. Our righteousness in Him. And He has blessed us to ask for more Heaven upon earth to give us Your Good Will. Our Hope and our Future.

Jesus has called us to Pray with Belief. We place the needs of those we love to be healed of cancer and dire concerns.

We will find our Thanksgiving in the Glory of God. And we will shine forth in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Philippians 2 ~ Encouragement in Christ

Philippians 2

2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, 
any comfort from love, 
any participation in the Spirit, 
any affection and sympathy, 

2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 

4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that 

at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.




12 Therefore, my beloved, 
as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing, 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, 

among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast to the word of life,

So that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. 17 Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, 
I am glad and rejoice with you all. 
18 Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.


19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, 
so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 
20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 
21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 2
2 But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel. 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 2
4 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 

27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 

29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, 30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

Philippians 2 is - jaw dropping.
 Astonishing. Paul has just admitted he swims with the circumstances God gives him. 

Real Scripture for real life.

Riding the waves of life. He has anxiety. He has burn out - a liquid poured out. And he continually looks for the blessings our Willing and Good Father send him. Finding Joy upon looking.


And in Seeing and Knowing and Loving Jesus we find Father God asks us for this;

Encouragement in Christ,
comfort from love,
participation in the Spirit,
affection and sympathy,
complete joy by being of the same mind

Paul is the highest of the Christian world. as the New Testament is being put ink to papyrus.
Brightest Shining Light of God.  Literally.

Paul admits he has worked hard to tell of salvation. Really put his all here. Hold Fast to the Word of God. Sending his best and sending his best person - hoping to come see you too.


Look at this list :

Giving his all.
Hoping.
Glad and rejoicing. (Paul writes when he is not as well, he is sincere.)
Mercy received from God.
Seeing how it will go with Paul.
Worker, soldier, messenger, minister.
Eager, rejoice, anxious.


Never again - self worry to be anxious is a sin. Paul has just admitted Anxiety. He sees grumbling around him and disputing. Tells of his worries. Explains his life.

 He wants to put the people he loves with people he loves. He sends the faithful he loves to cater to the faithful. Telling us of this being the person who attends to the emotions of Paul the most.

 Paul intends  to join in the Celebration of God's Love daily.






Abba,

We ask You for Your Willing Blessings. Thank You for Your Abundant Blessings! Drawing in my heart, the Love Your Willing Blessing has been for me.

Therefore, being Your beloved, God who works in us, both to will and to work for Your good pleasure. Sweeping all things to Good.

Children of God held in the Light of Christ, held fast in the Word of Life.

Praying with all Love, Sincerity, Certainty in Your Willing Love for our friend with cancer. To perfectly heal to long life and old age. The prayer requests presented recently on our hearts and the blessing of  daily walk with Love and Joy.

Blessing You for Your Son, Jesus, who asks us to only ask for Heaven on this earth. Jesus who blesses us to ask for Your Good Will to be done.

Blessed knowing the Beloved Children of God cover Your good creation asking for more Heaven on earth. Lifting all our cares so high, we ask for the Nation to be blessed Trusting in You.

Asking in the Name of Jesus for our loved ones covered in Your Love and encouragement, to all the Nations brought to the Bright Love and Word of Jesus Christ.

AMEN!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

John 1:1-18 ~ in Him was life

Sistine Chapel, Vatican. The ceiling was painted by Michelangelo, who painted 12,000 square feet. Some other artists including Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli painted the walls. This painting is by Hendrick van den Broeck - scenes from the Life of Christ - entitled The Resurrection of Christ.

These images made possible by: Christus Rex a private, non-profit organization dedicated to art preservation in Churches & Cathedrals all over the world. Collecting images as a visual representation of the Bible - ad maiorem gloriam Dei! (for the greater glory of God!)

Wonderful 360' interactive views of the Sistine Chapel . A must see.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ

Romans 14:12-14
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.¹³ Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.

John 1:1-18

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2

He was in the beginning with God. 3

All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4

 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, [to his own domain, or to his own people] and his own people did not receive him. 12

 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14

 And the Word 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. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16

And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, [the only One, who is God; the only Son] who is at the Father's side, [in the bosom of the Father] he has made him known.

  Let me read John 1 even on a cloudy day - I am lifted instantaneously and perceptibly. My favorite chapter. Light in the darkness. Witness to the light. Born of God. All who have received, who believed. We have seen His glory. And from His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Chose to dwell among us! Chose to. He has made Him known.


Love still conquers all. We wonder if tough stances and harsh words with selfish interests win. And we find Love will carry us through almost all times and seasons. The Light does shine in the darkness and the darkness has not understood.

Billie Graham made this understood by a single candle held up for all in a huge football stadium to see. The place was Dallas, Texas and the light carried on to Alabama - to disperse violence and cause Love. The Life in Jesus never stops and never quits healing.



Abba, Father God,

The blessings of Jesus Christ dwell in  our heart richly. Provide us with His love, His grace, His enduring Love. 

May our lives be blessed by Him each day, dwell on His love. In the grace and fullness of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Psalm 91 ~ He will deliver us

Psalm 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place-- the Most High, who is my refuge--
10 no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.


14 "Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15 When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."



One of the strongest people was my grandmother who taught so many Bible Studies. When Grandmother Anita needed a word for frustration and anger, it was a word she did not inflict on people. "Oppression." Or "Damnation." Damn nation puzzled me, Grandmother was loyal to the United States.

Some days, being in financial need, she would say, "Lord, I feel so oppressed." "Lord, I need to rise up." And if the feeling persisted she would say loudly, "Damnation."

I will admit it, I knew Grandmother was fine. And when she would say this, not knowing I could hear, I might smile. Grandmother overcame all her life. I had a dream of her in the last five years and she repeated advice I came to realize was the advice of St. Augustine as well. Take each day, the small choices, make choices pleasing to God. At the end of the day, we have pleased our Father, God of All, Almighty God. Creator of the Universe. Love the people God has given you to love - invested in your daily life in Good works, deeds and fruits of God.

Romans 5:3-5
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.


1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.


It's not the enjoyment of trouble and worry - instead we rejoice in God as our strength. To have come through Life doing our best. Saying looking back, we did all we could and like who we are. Feeling God could Love us.

Saying tears of real problems are ok. Sincere Prayer is a must. The Lord's Prayer will strengthen us. And if not - we will go down the path God has for us.

Surrounding ourselves with faithful people.

Disregarding what is not important. Refusing to take on burdens easily allowing us to put down burdens.

Living a life we decide is a life of Hope and Joy and Love.

Putting aside what is not helpful. Praying for God's Protection and Encouragement.

Rejoicing in all the prayers we have had answered. Rejoicing in prayers God has answered for others.


Father God,

We ask for Your Blessing. Seeing the Blessings of the Blessed.

Accepting what is challenging. Asking Sincerely for Your Help.

Believing You are a Good Father.

Rejoicing in the Willingness You display.

Asking for Your Wisdom.

Tenderly placing our Loved Ones in Your Loving Hands.

Placing ourselves there.

Image seeking Your Vast and Continued Love pouring incredibly past our abilities even in this prayer.

Knowing You are God. And Rejoicing.

Father, holding up the problems others have asked prayers for with Your Living Word we read and plant as Living in our soul, mind and body. Praying for our friend with cancer to recover.

Rejoicing in the Power of our Loving Father and Your Living Word. Believing Your Plan is Good.

God Bless us healing and end of aches and flu. For ears and sinus. Comfort during this winter weather. For those in need of God's Healing.

Lifting up the needs we have, the needs of others, the needs of the Church, to the Nation, surrounding the Planet - With Jesus.

Thank You God. Your Love and Care.

Amen with the Strength of God's Son, Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Lamentations 5 ~ Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored! Renew our days as of old

People want the Hand of God. Exodus 14:15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward." God's Word parted the Red Sea. Solomon says the Hand of God is Blessing and Woe. All of the Disciples of Jesus and Paul tell us to give thanks - this is God's Will.


Lamentations 5

You, O Lord, reign forever;
your throne endures to all generations.

21 Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
Renew our days as of old—


From time to time, we are uninspired in Life. Jammed up. We want the winds of God to change. And really Jesus sailed back and forth on the Sea of Galilee where He could be found. And in the back and forth, God is vastly Working.

Lamentations is considered to be written by Jeremiah. And the truth is it's during the Second Exodus, The Babylonian Captivity and this is a dire matter for Judah as there are 3 slave roundups to just cart people to walk 1,000 miles to slavery if they live during the burning, looting and war.

The Word of God is placed in a very interesting manner. Just as Lamentations 5 and Lamentations, itself, ends like this:

Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
Renew our days as of old—
22 unless you have utterly rejected us,
and you remain exceedingly angry with us.


And with this doubt and hopelessness, the Prophet bringing God's Word forth - ceases.

The Very, Very, Very Next Word of God is Ezekiel with a Renewed Spirit of God to Proclaim:

Rembrandt

Ezekiel 1

1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), 

3The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar canal, and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

4 As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal. 5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, 6 but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: 9 their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. 12 And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. 16 As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. 17 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. 18 And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. 20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads. 23 And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body. 24 And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

26 And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. 27 And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. 28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

After reading Lamentations 5, it is no wonder, no amazement, Ezekiel is seeing wheels. Get away from despair. Roll. Get away from despair. Exactly what our Good Father wants for His children. A Hope and a Future.

we attribute Lamentations to Jeremiah. How can we? This makes zero logical faith sense. War is upheaval. This records war. The author is never overtly appearing to be Jeremiah. The despair could have been anyone including the faithless and deposed Kings of Judah the exile to Babylon, Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel.

How can we say this with Biblical Certainty?

1 John 5:10
The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His Son.

OR

Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say, 'We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us'? But behold, the lying pen of the scribes Has made it into a lie.


Just continue with me in this thought. Jeremiah told the People of Israel 70 years and this was true. However, Jeremiah himself had specific promises of God to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah had a promise from God.

Jeremiah 1

4 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” 7 But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 Do not be afraid of them,

For I am with you to deliver you,
declares the Lord.”

We just can't ignore God's Promises to Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 32:14
This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Take these documents, both the sealed and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time.


Other Words of God specifically include all of us.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 31:31
"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah."

Jeremiah 33:3
"Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.'"

Jeremiah 17:5
5 This is what the LORD says: "Cursed are those who trust in mortals, who depend on flesh for their strength and whose hearts turn away from the LORD."



We simply know the fate of Jeremiah. Historically we find the Children of Israel in the Babylonian Captivity received encouraging letters from Jeremiah. By faith, we understand Jeremiah was part of the DNA remnant left in Jerusalem after Babylon and the flight to Egypt - merely threatened to Jeremiah.


Abba,

We know You daily provide Your Willing Blessings.

Psalm 34:17
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Psalm 107:6
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.

Psalm 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.

We thank You for Your Steadfast Word to Generations. To our Families. To our Children and their generations.

You have called Your Creation Good. Your Word is for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. You comfort us in all stages of our Lives. You bring Life.

Healing for our friend with healing from all cancer. The prayers we all lift up to You. Our summer travels.

More Heaven on earth. For ourselves, our cares, the People We Love, the People You give us. Our Nation and the Nations in Your Love. All of the Children of God surrounding Your Good Creation in Prayer.

In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Matthew 14:13-21 ~ He had compassion on them

Matthew 14:13-21

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 

15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 

19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. 

Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied.

 And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

In the midst of His day, a day filled with requests, endless ideas of what they perceive God to be, ideas of what He should be, their joy, their pain, their trouble, Jesus acted lovingly.

So much need. So many requests. With God, He will find a way.

Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

God is God. His Storehouses of Love, listening, understanding, His Way, His Will, His Plan and His Abilities are without end.

Who are these people peppering Jesus with their prayer requests?

 It is us. Jesus as the Son of God can speak a blessing over God's provision. 

John 5:17
Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the Word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the Word of God, which is at work in you believers.

So why is this, that sometimes, we don't see a Scripture and melt.

We have found the 'Sub-titles' and this is, "Oh, that passage."

Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over. Except... when you watch the movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray. Einstein, perhaps, forgot that business and relationships build over time. Learning is adding on. Yet we won't debunk Einstein too much, because he said the Bible is vibrant with personality.

Throw away the subtitles - look for the deeper personality hidden in Scripture.

The art today is a puzzle. Take familiar Scripture and find a new place and a new understanding. Keep looking even for a Word that is descriptive. 



Abba, Father God,

We ask You for Your Willing Blessings.

Renew us again in You!

Open our eyes and ears to You. Help us to learn from those around us and to bring Love to the people You have given us.

In Jesus the Lord - we pray for our families, friends, Church, co-workers and neighbors leading to the upbuilding of the Nation in You, Father God.

Boldly and with confidence, we ask You for Paradise. We ask in the Words of Jesus, for more Heaven upon earth to see Your Good Will.

We ask Your Blessing upon us and those we Love. We ask for the people You have given us in our lives. Especially our dear friend, numbered among the greatest - to be healed of cancer. We ask these Blessings for the Nations in Jesus and the people who surround Your Good Creation with Your Love and prayer.

The people rejoicing in Jesus praying with us. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †