Matthew 22:29 ~ know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Reprint 4/26/14

Yesterday, we discussed finding a Scripture to have your heart encouraged in relationship with our Father God.

Today, I'm standing with Edward looking at Discs for sale at the USA Master's Disc Golf Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Master's is filled with professional men, artistic men, blue collar men, men who survived cancer, men with sons - this is a group of Very Serious Athletic Men who complain if they shoot a 58 on 18 holes with 35 mph winds. If you can throw a disc the size of a salad plate 425 feet with a flick - you just might be = Athletic. This is the fastest-growing sport in the world. And these men are competing with some real intensity.

So, the young seller of discs has not cottoned on the fact - these men are not really interested in rap music. But I'm standing there politely and the music is usually hard to understand. But very nicely, the rapper explains things happen twice, they happen twice. Suddenly I can hear the lyrics, so I stop to listen, and the grumpy guy standing next to me, but we are both listening to the music suddenly. And they lyrics suddenly say,
"We all have an urgency, an urgency to Find God."

Wow.

Psalm 95:1 
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

The grumpy disc golfer and I are both in amazement and stand frozen. Until the wind completely knocks over his cart and we speak without any comment on the music that we will go home and think about.

Does God get thanks?
Is His job without thanks? Do we have urgency to know God - our Creator. Opening up a conversation about that is - difficult.

And if we open up the conversation with: "Are the Baptists saved? What about Mormons? Catholics? Gays?" We are really dealing with not God's Salvation - where He wants to Save all people - but a way to snipe (om ... God) and put Him in our Tupperware box marked "Is God fair?
What about my own personal sufferings?"

Suffering - Huh - What - is - it - Good - for?
Well, frankly, that depends. Upon? What we intend to do with our sufferings!

Are we going to pretend not to suffer and internally implode? Or run from the problems like they can be evaded. Or say it's the Good Ship Lollipop. Frankly, we all need time to process.

A little quietly consider - is good for all of us.

All of Scripture is about problem solving and prayer.
Got a problem? Chances are very good - there are several to twenty good solutions.

If you apply the same conversation to people - they will
 a) be pleased    b) be be be very bored    c) might tolerate you.

Same with Scripture and problem-solving. There is, "Flee the devil" = "Problem Solved!" Joyfully Solved.

There is ... "be real nice all the time and people will think you are a moron." Except, this is not Biblical and who really used that philosophy well in the Bible? No one. Scriptures are Real. I know the Scriptures and can't honestly say sweet is Biblical. Love is far different than sweet.

Love says I will make sure the gates of hell won't prevail against you. Love says count on this like a Rock. Love says you sure are damn wrong. Next time don't try to walk on water, Peter. Sit down and have breakfast.

Is there an urgency to knowing God...
Absolutely not. Especially, if you have no problems.
If you do, and you are willing to stand before Your Maker... the Father of all of Creation.
With a little humility.
With some gratitude.
With some real expression of sorrow for what we all can do. And didn't do. And should have done.
Giving some sincere heart and honesty - you Will be received.

If you are willing to put some Thomas Jefferson effort into many pages of letters written to you,
you will discover, "Truth that sparkles like a diamond."

You will find, in these Letters, like-minded people. In messy situations, seeking for something - solutions.

The old fashioned kind - the kind requiring faith, time, patience and Him first.

The kind that you have to jut your jaw out to find. To be determined to find endurance, character and finally a hope that will be rewarded with "anticipated solutions."

Our Father God is like us. We are made in His image. He wants to be Thanked. Appreciated. Loved. And He wants us to expect the best in Him. If we secretly feel we are less than worthy, we might just be right!

He tends to deal with that gently when approached honestly and to say  - "Help me, Please."

Matthew 22:29b

know the Scriptures

or the power of God.  

Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.


Got questions? "It is written!"

Deuteronomy 11:14

He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, 

that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.

Abba,

Let us live with hearts to please you and not man. Let us put our faith in You and be shown the Light of mankind because of Jesus Christ.

Ecclesiastes 9:7
So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!

Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

We pray this Joy overflows from our souls as our mercies renew each day.

Let this Joy flow as we consider more Heaven on earth from Your Good Will.

All our cares we Lift Up to You. And our burden is light. All we pray for our Loved Ones we Lift Up to You and our burden become light. We understand Joy arrives in the morning! Looking into Your Scriptures for our solutions. Finding Comfort!

The Purpose of Life is to present ourselves to You. To stand as Gabriel does, in Your Presence. Your Word tells us boldly and with confidence approach You as we Pray. Jesus tells us when we feel You have not been fair, as the Judge parable, to impudently pray. Just as the Disciples fussed when Jesus, Resurrected, fixed breakfast. And in this remembrance, to remember with warm hearts, Your Steadfast Love.

We Thank You for our Blessings and we are abundantly loaded in Your Willingness. We pray for All Your Peace, Love and Joy with Abundant Life. Remembering all Your Good Creation and the communion of saints covering Your earth and the fullness with Prayers in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

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2 Corinthians 11:25-33 ~ escaped

George VI has just found he has terminal lung cancer and has not told his family.

The Song is "Bleak Midwinter" and isn't bleak due to George's lovely heart.

Our God, heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain,
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty —
Jesus Christ.

Enough for Him, whom Cherubim
Worship night and day,
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom Angels
Fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel
Which adore.

Angels and Archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air;
But only His Mother
In her maiden bliss
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a Shepherd
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.


Psalm 68:19
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

What are the Blessings of being a Child of God, believer in the One He has sent?

2 Corinthians 11:25-33

25 Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; 26 on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; 27 in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food,[a] in cold and exposure. 28 And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?

30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. 32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, 33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.



The King James Version is beautiful to compare:

2 Corinthians 11:25-33 King James Version (KJV)

25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;

26 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.


Yesterday - we spent hours with our adult son, having his first job, and having fever, virus and sinus infection. Hours to find our good doctor in our area was full. Hours to get him in to the P.A., vastly too many hours to get the meds and the insurance wasn't taken for the meds. Three trips for one set of meds and many phone calls on hold. Solved. Overcome.

Our son was listing to one side today with fever and we fed him and put Food, Vitamins and Gatorade down him. There is a newness to life to have sudden adult employment. When we moved here 19 years ago, The Dallas Morning News was doing a series on Debt for young working families. The way cars are turned in and the new note isn't explained to be longer and more terrible. The $800 Child's Easter Dress. The expensive, costly late at night dinner to relax after a busy, double working day.

A day to teach Overcoming.

There is an art to getting out of trouble. God Loading us with Benefits. Daily.

Conflict? No thank you. Except ...

Almost every book ever written has conflict. John 21 tells us all Conflict is about God.

So accordingly, we spent the day - unraveling the trouble with the meds and the charges and dealt with gracious and kindly people. Returning an ebay car part through Paypal. And taking some time remembering Exodus 14:14 is true - God fights for us and we thought about every escape and Good Will from every obstacle.
A life of conflict and life of Daily Blessings.

What did Paul find in the Holy Spirit to find God Overcomes?


Romans 10:9
If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

We are leaving death out of our eternity and this is every day.


Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Turn your situations upside down to see the other side of the mirror. Sometimes just wondering this will lead you down a new path of Chosen Joy. God of the Possible.

See...

Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Sometimes to tell worried thoughts, fine worry (like the Disciples did and didn't get fired) until you are tired of fuss and worry. And in the permission to find peace. Sincerity finds Peace.

Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

Romans 8:14
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

Favor and Blessings truly belong to Father God. God is our shield and the lifter of our head.

Romans 8:31
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?



God of our freedom

1 Corinthians 15:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures

God our Father truly wants us to thrive like the Children of Israel in His Wondrous Blessings.

1 Corinthians 15:1
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which 
you have taken your stand.



Jesus said there are goats and weeds and enemies - like Zombie movies. Overcome.

1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.


Love covers all. God of Love. Love one another. God made His own Example - God did go forth when David was mad at Him over God's Plans for the Ark. God went forth blessing someone else. Love. God Does.

1 Corinthians 13:1
If I speak in human or angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal

Yes God blessed others when David didn't want the Ark. Not sulking, God went forth to Bless.

1 Corinthians 12:12
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.

Life temporary is bothersome - Jesus told us. Life Perpetual...

1 Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: "What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived – these things God has prepared for those who love him"


Consider how many Books Paul wrote empowered with the Holy Spirit. These are only two Books teaching us Overcoming. Living with Joy, Peace, Truth and Love.



Abba, Father God,

Daily You Load us with Blessings. We will Fight the Good Fight with Love and Sincerity.

Psalm 124, A Psalm of David - who if David lived with Faith - we can as well!

6Praise the LORD,

Who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

7We escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers

The snare is broken, and we are free!

8 Our help is from the LORD,

who made heaven and earth.

We will give Thanks Giving for our fleas and our flees. We will turn and bless someone.

We will count all the times we have encountered elbows out conforming to the power of the world and escaped.

We will remember diligent prayer and steadfast Love God Gives. We will remember all the burdens God has lifted from us.

And we are Blessed. So Blessed we pray Blessings upon others. Have the Joy of knowing God will care for those we Love. God's mission is the world through Jesus Christ. God's here to save the lost.

We Bless You for helping Elliott and Dee. Their families are so glad to have the Healing of God.

And in Jesus we are found as His. Amen!

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John 21 ~ Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” †

John 21

John 21 is a Giving Thanks Meal with Jesus Christ.

After this Jesus revealed himself
 again
 to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 

2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”

They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

4 Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?”

They answered him, “No.”

6 He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish.

7 That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 

The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10 Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11 So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them.



And although there were so many, the net was not torn.


 

 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish

14 This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”

 He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”

 He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”

16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”

He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”

17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.”

 Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 

18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.)

 And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”

20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”

21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?”

22 Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!”

23 So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

To see all the of the Books Written by the Word of God, the Holy Spirit leading the writers to tell His Story, History, you begin to realize all of mankind's thoughts and ideas echoes the possibilities of a limitless Father God. Who tells us all things are possible in God.

Think of Heaven, all the Living events of miracles we all can point towards - those who believe Father God, would put their God given miracles into His Living Library.

All of the Gospels reveal Jesus Christ as the same man. The same Son of God.

Hebrews 13:8 

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever.

Colossians 1:17 

He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together

1 Chronicles 29:11 

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

Luke 2

14 “Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Jesus shows us:  "His Steadfast Love endures Forever."

God does not hoard this to Himself, Father God has shown us, in families of believers, to sit with those ready to enter the Kingdom of God - the peace passing understanding.

We Love a God who carries the tremendous burden and gives His Children a meal. No one would want what Jesus endured and He does this with incredible God Peace.

God tells us to arise and we are able to do what we need to do because our Father gives us His Holy Spirit assuring us He never leaves or forsakes us.

There is no doubt, all of His Children have finished the meal knowing they are the Beloved.

This is our God. He has made us. Not we ourselves. Blessed be the name of Jesus.

The Thanksgiving of Jesus survived, endured, Thrives is met with conflict. All books are written to show us conflict and - in Scriptures - Overcoming. Showing us a real Relationship with Jesus has as Jesus told us the aspect of fighting with the Judge we find to be less than merciful. Jesus said continue to Pray with Hope. Find Hope gives us a spring in our step, grit in our belly and fire of enthusiasm. Today and Tomorrow - c'mon.

Fight the Good Fight.



The Cross of Jesus has made us Flawless.
The Name of Jesus covers us and gives us Salvation. A Place in His House.

Let us Bless our God.

Thanks Be to Jesus our Lord. Cover and sustain us. Bless us to Live and know Your Love.

Bless the Nations, trusting in You. Bless Your Children, those who believe today and those who will believe tomorrow. Cover us in the Highest Name of Jesus, we pray.

Thanking you for the Local Beauty in the Trees. Amazing

Praying for my son to feel better from his sinus infection where the doctor was full and busy and the quick grocery store P.A., who is always good, said it's very crowded with ill people now.

Our many, many year local Large Chain Pharmacy, took 4 hours for a one hour stated time for a set of prescriptions and turned down his Group number to over charge him $100 beyond what Good RX. com would charge for cash customers. They had 35 minutes before they closed and said they still had 75 more prescriptions to fill in the last 35 minutes. The woman at the counter when asked why we had been turned away 3 times for the prescription almost cried and said how busy they were. While two employees uncharacteristically sat watching others fill prescriptions.

We pray for people to remain well, remain focused and compassionate for each other. The Holidays require patience and communication.

My mother has been told by her physician today she is DNR as her immune system, her heart, her Alzheimer, her bladder and her blood infection are making a path to Heaven.

Thank You are here always , Jesus and our Father God. 

In Jesus, c'mon Today and Tomorrow.  Amen.

Blessed this year to see a beautiful Autumn

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