Psalm 30 ~ I will extol You, O Lord

Psalm 30

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.

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,
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!


When we consider David, in Faith, wrote the Dedication to the Temple, he had faced some dire times.  How unusual David would refer to dancing and clothed in gladness, when he had both brought his donkey to a coronation and danced in the nude being crowned King - to the eternal dismay of David's first wife Michal. Surely with sincerity, we can say David was bringing himself, with his real personality, before God the Almighty.

David probably considered more of Heaven, knowing he would not live to see the Dedication of the Temple.





The Temple would fall in 546 B.C. according to Jeremiah and to the Babylonian Cuneiform. And this was the road to the second Dedication. We learn from Scriptures life really takes faith to get through what is Truly Awful to Find Blessings. David and the Children of Israel knew the work of faith. To Believe in the One God has Sent.

Psalm 137

By the waters of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows there
we hung up our lyres.
3 For there our captors
required of us songs,
and our tormentors, mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How shall we sing the Lord's song
in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill!
6 Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy!

7 Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites
the day of Jerusalem,
how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare,
down to its foundations!”
8 O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed,
blessed shall he be who repays you
with what you have done to us!
9 Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rock!



Even this is emotional. The prisoners were forced to walk 1,000 miles to Babylon and witnessed the burning of the entire city and many murders. Things like this occurred to David too.

Consider the men in the boat on the Sea of Galilee, rowed, trimmed the sails, set the sail. It was work to get where Jesus wanted to go - usually. We do work to move ahead. Even if that work is Faith - a lot of Faith.




Now let's look at the lifting of tired hands and feet to the Dedication of the Temple - David was probably thinking of in Heaven.


Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as Righteousness.

Look at the Dedication of the Temple, thinking with David about being just a man and a man of God.

Isaiah 60

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 

See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples,

 but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you. 

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Psalm 19 

 A Psalm of David.

The heavens declare the glory of God,

and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

2 Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge.

3 There is no speech, nor are there words,

whose voice is not heard.

4 Their voice goes out through all the earth,

and their words to the end of the world.

Psalm 30

A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the Temple.

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

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!

Psalm 8

O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?

5 Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
7 all sheep and oxen,
and also the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,
whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!


Luke 19:40
“I tell you,” Jesus answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Abba,

We pray with all of Your Good Creation.

For more of Your Good Will on Heaven as on earth.

I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love.

We pray the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. We pray Jesus to live and dwell in those we Love. We pray Jesus the Teacher and Comforter of all who know and love Him today and those who Love Him tomorrow. God is Love.

We ask to find the Jesus and His Kingdom within us to live in Love, Peace and Joy.

We ask for the sick and the ill to have all Healing and Comfort of God and His Word spoken to Heal.

I'm praying for my Standard Poodles, especially our female, who were spayed and neutered today and she is so quiet and not herself. For the healing of her body and spirit. And she seems a little better, thank Jesus.

We Lift High God's Hope within us and give Him our prayers, spoken and of the heart Jesus knows so well.

Lifting up China to have healing and hope. The Healing Word of God. And for the Pakistan citizens in China. To have safety and health.

Giving God Great Thanks Sydney's heaviest rain in 30 years put out bush fires that have been burning for months.

Jesus Christ unites us as we pray for Healing, Hope, Love and Peace. Letting the Peace of God rule our hearts.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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Hebrews 6:13 ~ When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself

Hebrews 6:13

When God made his promise to Abraham,

since there was no one greater for him to swear by,

he swore by himself

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

Jesus

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

He was in the beginning with God.

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

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

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

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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.

 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Abba,

In every season, Love is what we need. Your Love.

Your Love living in us. To seek the Kingdom of God first. To live in Love, Peace and Joy.

You Have Given, Thank You, and You have given to me. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over,
is poured from You. Your Mercies Renew and when You renew these mercies, Father, I ask to hold on to this Goodness from You. Your Blessings are in Life and we are Blessed by Your Plan.

We thank You, hear our Prayer and You are God. The Almighty. Father.

We hold on to Your Goodness and Plan. You hear Prayer and You answer, considering as You Listen to our prayer.

We Thank You for Helping and Healing Elliott, praying for Dee's health, for my eye surgery next month, the first of several. The blessing the scar in my eye was 40-50% and now is small. The blessing of my family. The Mercy of Jesus. And the spay and neuter of our year old Poodles tomorrow. For great recovery.


Father, let us have more Heaven on earth in Your Good Will.

Father, I entrust my mother, Anne, to be relieved of Alzheimer's Disease. A month or more ago, my mother knew her health had changed and knew her time had come.  She hoped her passing would be easy. She is no longer talking much or understanding conversation. 
My mother is mostly in bed all the time. 

This is a prayer of a Church we attended in Dallas.

 We entrust Anne to you, embracing her in Your tender love.
 Deliver her from every evil.  Let Your Mercy help her passing to eternal 
rest be peaceful and Loving. The old order has passed away. 
You will bless Anne with welcome into Your Paradise. Where there will be
no sorrow, no weeping nor pain. With Jesus and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.

From Your fullness we have received grace upon grace, Your Heart and Love.

Covered in the Love and Name of Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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John 1:43-51 ~ Believe you will see Greater Things

Abraham Lived under the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, Israel

Abraham was visited by Angels

John 1:43-51

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 

46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” 

Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” 

48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” 

Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 

49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 

50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Ezekiel 17:22-24

22 Thus says the Lord God: “I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 

23 On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. 

24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. 

I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.

Jeremiah 23:4-6

I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, 

nor will any go missing, declares the LORD. 

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, 

when I will raise up for David a Righteous Branch, 

and He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land. 

 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. 

And this is His name by which He will be called: 

The LORD Our Righteousness.

Matthew 13:31-32

Jesus put before them another parable:

 “The Kingdom of Heaven 

is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. 

Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, 

so that the birds of the air come 

and nest in its branches.”

Matthew 19:14

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

Revelation 21:24-26

By its light the nations will walk, 

and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. 

And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.

Abba,

May You discover in our souls Gratitude You've given to us for Jesus Christ.

As we lift our cares and our loved ones to Jesus,

May You give us Heaven's dew and the earth's riches.

An Abundance of earth's grain and new wine.

Living Bread of Jesus and the Fruit of His Holy Spirit.

Amen Let us be Covered in the Name and Righteousness of Jesus, Your Son, our Savior.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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