Psalm 131 ~ too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me

Psalm 131

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

O Lord, my heart is not lifted up;

my eyes are not raised too high;

I do not occupy myself with things

too great and too marvelous for me.

 But I have calmed and quieted my soul,

like a weaned child with its mother;

like a weaned child is my soul within me.

O Israel, hope in the Lord

from this time forth 
and forevermore.

Mark 10

46 Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

48 And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”

And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.”

50 And throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.

51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.”

52 And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.”

And immediately he recovered his sight
and followed Him on the way.

Luke 17:11-19

 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 

14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” 

And as they went they were cleansed. 

15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 

17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 

19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”

James lived as Jesus Brother. During the ministry of Jesus, James is only shown a few times. And Jesus knew James would be part of God's Plan. Acts 1, Acts 2 and again in Corinthians, Paul spoke of Jesus' Brothers being an ongoing part of the Way, Truth and Life of Jesus. Eusebius reports the loyalty of Jesus' family 400 years later in Nazareth.

Too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul

like a weaned child with its mother;

like a weaned child is my soul within me

James 1:12-18

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Abba,

We give You Thanks for Your Mercies, Willing Blessings Everyday. Help us to hold our Blessings, see them, live them and build our lives with Your help to hold on to Your Truth and Blessings.

With Jesus may we be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.

In Your Good Creation, we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, asking more Heaven on earth in Your Good Will, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him.

Seeking Jesus and Your Kingdom, the Power of Your Word, please let Your steadfast Love have its full effect, and we will be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

We will impudently ask, in Expectation of Jesus and His Righteousness, to fill those we Love with Jesus and His Holy Spirit.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.

Your Mercy in China for this Corona Virus and those quarantined and ill. For the families to have peace and wellness.

Your Blessings on our Nation trusting in You.

For all the people we know who have been ill and we are praying for. Giving thanks for those having Miracles, giving thanks for these Acts of God.

We lift up our cares counting on Your Goodness.

For Your Kingdom, Your Power and Your Glory. Thank You Jesus. Amen.

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Luke 7:1-10 ~ Loves

Centurions typically held the rank to oversee 200 soldiers. A busy job. Usually the term of office was 20 years. Judea had about 6,500 soldiers and this would yield 32 Centurions. This is 3 partial Legions, and in number 1.5 Roman Legions. Pontius Pilate was known for his contempt of Roman Jews. This would have been difficult to be seen as fond of the Jews. To be stationed in Capernaum would not be a senior Centurion, but Centurion is still a position of Leadership.

Luke 7:1-10

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 

4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” 

6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 

9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 

10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

Matthew 12:14-21

Until He brings justice to victory, 
and in His Name the gentiles will hope

Miracles rarely have the roar of the crowd.
This time the crowd marveled with Jesus and because of Jesus.
A Very Triumphant Miracle.
Especially with Jesus Prophetic.

On Valentine's we celebrate doing something kind. Consider Jesus said this about portions of mankind in the Opening of John's Gospel.

John 2:23-25
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. 24 But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people 25 and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.

Add this:

Matthew 26:53
Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?

If we wanted a Valentine to consider - Jesus surely went above and beyond to heal within the Roman Legion. With the crowd knowing the miracle, the Army would know of Jesus and His Compassion and Wonder.

Isaiah 9:6

And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,

Prince of Peace.

Abba,

Jesus said Arise. We will Rise to Have Faith in You.

We will See Hearts Renew in Your Love and in Faith!

Thank You, Thank You Jesus. Thank You, Thank You Jesus.

Thank You, Thank You Jesus. Thank You, Thank You Jesus!

Thank You, Thank You Jesus. Thank You, Thank You Jesus!!

Thank You, Thank You Jesus. Thank You, Thank You Jesus!!!

For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamen!

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Luke 1:77-79 ~ the Sunrise shall visit us from on high

Northern Lights meet Sunrise

Luke 1:77-79

To give knowledge of salvation to His people

in the forgiveness of their sins

Because of the tender mercy of our God,

whereby the Sunrise shall visit us from on high

To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Abba,

Let all of Creation Sing: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; His glory fills all the earth.

Help us Father to Live more Heaven on earth. To live with Love, Peace and Joy.

Your Kingdom, Your Power, Your Glory. Amen in Jesus. Amen.

Proverbs 19:20

Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

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Habakkuk 2 ~ The Lord is in His Holy Temple

Habakkuk 2

I will take my stand at my watchpost
and station myself on the tower,
and look out to see what he will say to me,
and what I will answer concerning my complaint.

2 And the Lord answered me:

“Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so he may run who reads it.
3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, wait for it;
it will surely come; it will not delay.

4 “Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but the righteous shall live by his faith.

5 “Moreover, wine is a traitor,
an arrogant man who is never at rest.
His greed is as wide as Sheol;
like death he has never enough.
He gathers for himself all nations
and collects as his own all peoples.”

6 Shall not all these take up their taunt against him, with scoffing and riddles for him, and say,

“Woe to him who heaps up what is not his own—
for how long?—
and loads himself with pledges!”
7 Will not your debtors suddenly arise,
and those awake who will make you tremble?
Then you will be spoil for them.
8 Because you have plundered many nations,
all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder you,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.

9 “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
10 You have devised shame for your house
by cutting off many peoples;
you have forfeited your life.
11 For the stone will cry out from the wall,
and the beam from the woodwork respond.

12 “Woe to him who builds a town with blood
and founds a city on iniquity!
13 Behold, is it not from the Lord of hosts
that peoples labor merely for fire,
and nations weary themselves for nothing?
14 For the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.

15 “Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink—
you pour out your wrath and make them drunk,
in order to gaze at their nakedness!
16 You will have your fill of shame instead of glory.
Drink, yourself, and show your uncircumcision!
The cup in the Lord's right hand
will come around to you,
and utter shame will come upon your glory!
17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you,
as will the destruction of the beasts that terrified them,
for the blood of man and violence to the earth,
to cities and all who dwell in them.

18 “What profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, a teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes speechless idols!
19 Woe to him who says to a wooden thing, Awake;
to a silent stone, Arise!
Can this teach?
Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver,
and there is no breath at all in it.


20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
let all the earth keep silence before him.”


Ragnarok is a Norwegian-language drama from Netflix that premiered on 31 January 2020. A fight between Norse gods and Giants.

And what we found was these aren't gods - they kill children, they rape young boys in statutory rape and from places of authority and trust. They kill wildlife horribly and eat beating hearts. This was Hercules meets demons.

What an unenviable place it would be to be a demon. Unwanted. Unappreciated. Unloved. And in Jesus Christ - powerless. Influence is extremely limited. An eternity of being disgusting without reward. Conned into thinking glory is coming for all this evil plotting. Nothing is being built. Nothing is being held to honor. Conned to be hateful for someone else to have glory. This is the worst job description in the world or in eternity. Doing the work of evil - for the purpose of evil.

Give Yourself a Happy Valentine.

Don't watch Ragnarok. 

It's not good vs good or greater,

this is pestilence.

Pestilence is not a god.

The Watchtower in a town is fun for a while. Sure. "What do you see?" But there are a lot of hours of silence. And waiting. The Watchtower is also a storehouse of goods the town relies upon. The hours of not much happening is actually building safety for many.

The position of standing firm for God - has God interested in hearing and fixing complaints. All the hours of keeping others safe, vast numbers of people, has the interest and heart of God. The willingness to do good when not much is going to happen.

Surely a great Job!
This diligence has created, "God is in His Heaven and all is right with the world."

Giving great thanks to God and the end of arson in Australia. 

Seeing the wildfire map in Australia go from horror to almost calm is a blessing. 

Father God bless Australia.

The Lord's Prayer enfolds His Good Creation. Finding Good in the rain!

We can surely Thank God for the Rain in Australia!

Be a Watchtower for Encouragement for Believers
and for the Believers of Tomorrow, already in God's Heart.

Acts 13:14-40 

14 They went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia.

And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying,


“Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.” 

16 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said:

“Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen. 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, 
and with uplifted arm he led them out of it

and with uplifted arm he led them out of it

concerning my complaint. 2 And the Lord answered me

Acts 15:30-32

30 So when they were sent off, they went down to Antioch, and having gathered the congregation together, they delivered the letter. 31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced because of its encouragement. 32 And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

The Lord is in His Holy Temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him

Abba,

Nathaniel was seen as he prayed under the fig tree. You saw Nathaniel in the still and quiet of God in His Heaven. Our Father God in the hearts of His Beloved People - Part of His Heaven. Our God in His Heaven. God The Almighty.

Father we pray simply - More Heaven on earth. Your Good Will. This Day - Given. Our Daily Bread. Forgiveness. Your Glory. Your Scripture, Your Power, Your Word.

Encourage Goodness. Guide me, guide the Ones You Love, to be on Your Path. To be in Your Encouragement. Keep us steadfast. In Your Righteousness guard and guide us in wisdom, mercy, Seeking You first, Love, Peace and Joy.

Surround and enfold us in Jesus. Deliver us from Harm.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Lifting up Elliott, Dee, my mom. Please pray for our dogs in recovery from their surgery, especially our girl puppy who is in great pain and jerks to suddenly realize the pain. All our hearts to Jesus.  Amen in Jesus.

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