Numbers 11:16-23, 31-32 ~ the Spirit that is on you

Numbers 11:16-23, 31-32 (NRSV)

So the Lord said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take their place there with you. I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people along with you so that you will not bear it all by yourself. 

And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wailed in the hearing of the Lord, saying, 'If only we had meat to eat! Surely it was better for us in Egypt.' Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. You shall eat not only one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, but for a whole month - until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you - because you have rejected the Lord who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, 'Why did we ever leave Egypt?'" 

But Moses said, "The people I am with number six hundred thousand on foot; and you say, 'I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month'! Are there enough flocks and herds to slaughter for them? Are there enough fish in the sea to catch for them?" 

The Lord said to Moses, "Is the Lord's power limited? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not."

... Then a wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quails from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, all around the camp, about two cubits deep on the ground. So the people worked all that day and night and all the next day, gathering the quails; the least anyone gathered was ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 

Father God Gives an imperfect life. Grieving and loss. Loss causes us to wonder if we will be happy again.

"I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.

Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life. No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad that needs to be worked on.

And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for. You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems. If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, "which is my problem, my issues, my pain." 

"One of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others." - Rick Warren

We recognize Numbers 11 having to do with plague. Very definitely not all Plagues are alike. This Pandemic has it's own unique qualities.

Numbers 11: if we take a tally includes:

Protesting all the Comforts of all the Exodus are not comfortable enough.

Really making the Lord angry and then having His anger abate and making Him angry again. Complaining the food was bad. And far from exotic choices. Moses is watching this like a Terrible Game of Tennis. And Moses becomes afraid asking God Himself for a better group of people or another job. Moses is pretty overwhelmed by 600,000 people who are very upset.



10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. 

11 He asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”

The conversation is earnest and continues:

21 But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’ 22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”

23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.”

31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp. 

33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it could be consumed, the anger of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.

What will we take from this:

Hopefully, we will resist Judging God. He did do quite a lot of Work. The point of the Exodus is hardship, hard work, for a Hope and a Future. God is demonstrating His Faith His people will find their feet.

I complain. We all complain. No one enjoys being in the desert of life. And we will all have desert portions from time to time. In each season, God gives Blessings. When the Promised Land is found, it's not as lush as Egypt in general and yet the farms produced very well mostly. And when the Promised Land was finally found, the community spread widely apart and all aspects of life changed.

In Pandemic, in re-opening, we will do better to focus on our Blessings. And remember the athlete trains for the prize. Believing in the Hope and Future of the training.

Luke 24:49

And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high. 

Proverbs 8 as Jesus explains the Glory of God in His Creation, Jesus delights in the Master Workmanship of our Father. Jesus is given the Glory of Being God's Only Son and bringing Him to us. Jesus goes through an incredible life and His Words back to frail humanity are Words of Life, the Adoption of God as our Father.

John 10:28-30

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 

29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, 

and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 

30 I and the Father are one. 

Abba, Father God,

We ask you to put the Name of Jesus Christ upon us and we are Blessed of God.

Jesus Christ, pray for us, Speak Your Word, bring more Heaven to earth.
To Rejoice in all of Your world.

We ask Your Abundant and Flowing Blessings upon us.
Keep us safe from disasters, quieten storms and keep the Oceans safe.

Help us to seek You first and Your Kingdom.

To Live Love, Joy and Peace. Uphold those we Love. We Trust You.

We ask for the virus to end and Joy in Recovery.
We pray for Your Healing Word to be Spoken.
Your Help for a vaccine.

God Himself Bless, Sustain, Comfort, Guide
President Donald Trump,
Vice President Pence,
Governor Abbott and these 50 United States Governors and Legislatures.
The Administration Coronavirus Response Team, 
Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield

Jesus Christ Live in us. Amen!

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1 Corinthians 14 ~ pursue Love

1 Corinthians 14:1-12

Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 

3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.

6 But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying, or by teaching? 

7 Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played?

 8 For if the trumpet makes an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle? 9 So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air. 

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without significance. 11 Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me. 

12 Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.

We are all very familiar with I Corinthians 13 explaining God's Perfect Love.

The most striking "going forth"  Scriptural aspect is asking us to consider, once we understand God's Perfect Gift of Love... what will we go forth to bring Him?

The significant portion would be we all receive God's Gifts, but what will we do on Day 1 of Belief if we don't have a prophetic bone in our body or haven't yet experienced Xenoglossia?

Fortunately all Scripture is written for you. Child of God. Given the Life of Jesus to participate in Heaven, beginning today.

And in this certainty, we must become basic to see the Word of God given wings.
Prophecy is Scripture explaining Scripture. Making God's Word alive is when we participate with Jesus in the Road to Emmaus. We all consider Prophecy as the future. God tells us almost immediately, the cage of time is just something He places under His Feet. Life is a story belonging to our God, Father God.

The Tongues discussed in this passage is mostly considering Xenoglossia. When complete thought is expressed in a language unknown. And on this side of the New Covenant, has been recorded in history and in the lives of Pastors.

Now doubtlessly, we consider in our mortal lives prophecy being in touch with the Future. God reveals in the writing of Peter and Paul and Luke and John and Jude - the future is the Realm of God Himself. None of the Saints sitting on the top of the Vatican would say they knew all. Making this passage certainly more dear to our hearts suddenly. Whew, we didn't miss the major motivation. Thank God.

And then... this is about Prophesy! Isn't God asking us to want to become Nostradamus. Who was excommunicated,  veered to the occult, predicting crops and writing best-selling books while running in fear for his life. This would be ... Doubtful God would ask us to do this.

Not so Basic.
The Passage asks us to consider our lives would build up the Church.
We all have an idea of what Church is. Now consider the time frame :

Church didn't have buildings. Bible Studies where we become wiser on knowing the intricacy of Scripture. Scripture would be held by one person, referred to as memory would uphold what was read - and probably the Scripture moved on to the next town.

And we are asked to Edify the Church... we are seeing the Word of God reach into the 12 hours of the day. To ask us to Live the Word of God.

War is when all life changes and suddenly we are thrust into a Strong Series of Adaption. And in the seriousness of this - huge decisions are made.

We have faced this in the Pandemic. This is a key Scripture for this time of our lives.

The Book of Daniel is learning to adapt to a new world. A world where the slaves were not called slaves - for long - by Nebuchadnezzar II in the destruction of the Temple. After marching 1,000 miles (ca. 1,609 km) to lush Babylon with hanging Gardens -- by an Emperor led by Isaiah 13 - prophetically. Was Nebuchadnezzar II having a downside to this Prophecy. Yes, indeed. Father God of All, Alpha and Omega, was not taking kindly to the ego of mankind justifiably tearing down His Nation. Nebuchadnezzar II is told his nation will not be the 3 rivers of Eden, instead afterwards for the ostentatious destruction, this area would cease being lush and would become desert. Prophecy fulfilled.

Daniel tells us the Spiritual World is Alive and Well. Archangels are shaped, placed, and entrusted with sincere logistics to be messengers and protectors of Good, to the Glory and Benefit of God Himself.

What did the slaves, suddenly called exiles, have for edification? Ezekiel was given a house by a beautiful river. The exiles were encouraged to gather and worship God Nebuchadnezzar II considered to be his own God as well.

This scenario is more in line with the idea as the Church Jesus had spoken of was forming. The Edification would be something we find scarce today - UP Building. To honor the tendrils of heart we call faith. To put forth belief - is a tender time. We all will face times like this. A long time friend of ours was losing his beloved father to two types of Cancer. He'd attended Christian Schools and believed all would rally around his prayer requests for an older gentleman with two types of Cancer. And found the dubious and doubtful looks of people embarrassed for his hope. He found a Saturday group celebrating Morning Prayer and found they would pray for him daily for the next 6 years. This wasn't the building - this was people willing to have faith with him, God would help. He found solace in finding people willing to uphold his hope. We will all experience extended family crisis, consider - divorces too painful to discuss. Hurtful, embarrassing. Life altering. And in times of crisis, we will find our Church. Those willing to stand by you. To believe in goodness.

The Church is the people who will offer you support with reality and with hope. Calling on Jesus, believing Jesus, believing the Scriptures. The Church is who you are - to reach out. Not to squash new tendrils of faith. Is this a building? Yes, aspects of Church are Corporate Worship. Once a week. The Church is you. You are the Temple of God.

Desire Prophesy. Ephesians 3 tells us we are family. The people we up build, support, affirm are the family God is giving us today and in His Eternal Kingdom. We are The People. We strive to bring tomorrow into focus. We strive to make today better for the Expectation of more of Heaven on earth. We are given - Responsibility. To be the Church. To bring into focus what is what we know to be goodness, Love and Jesus Christ.

Edify the Church - remind each other - we are the Church Jesus Christ lived and died and Lived to Rejoice in.

Abba, Father,

Call to us to Live Your Word. Find in us the willingness to give 
Your Holy Spirit shelter in our souls.

Encourage us and guide us to see Heaven on earth, we are blessed to be told to know this.

Blessed is the Name of Jesus. Let us live to Give Glory to God.

Help us in all minutes of the day, to believe You have given us a Hope and Future.

Help us to build in all times, each day.

With Jesus and Your Gift of Faith, we will live in Love, Peace and Joy. 

Having the Blessing from Your Son to ask for more Heaven upon earth for all of Creation.

God of Love.

Living in the Freedom and Expectation to Seek You first 
and find Your Kingdom glimpsed around us.

Keep us safe from disasters, quieten storms and keep the Oceans safe.

Uphold those we Love. We Trust You.

We ask for the virus to end and Joy in Recovery. And Peace for anxiety, jobs and finances.

We pray for Your Healing Word to be Spoken.

Your Help for a vaccine.

God Himself Bless, Sustain, Comfort, Guide

President Donald Trump,

Vice President Mike Pence,

Governor Abbott and these 50 United States Governors and Legislatures.

The Administration Coronavirus Response Team, 

Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield

Jesus Christ, Thank You our faith is in You.

Amen!

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Mark 8:22-26 ~ Do you see anything

Today was a big news day.
Suicides are up in a large way. Universities debate life after death. Life after death is debated, we could act badly in this life waiting for the next one. Fighting for quarantine or opening. Church is deemed Essential. More than liquor stores!

Mark 8:22-26

22 And they came to Bethsaida.

And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village,
and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him

Jesus asked him, “Do you see anything?” 

24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 

25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”



 A place known for miracles. Miracles occur in an ongoing fashion. The blind man is not forsaken. Worries are not dismissed. Everything becomes clear. Humor is found. Today, we realize this is healed brain damage. For two millenniums we did not know this.

There is a path to the miraculous healing. Just as the news today has a path.

Personally, the fourth story was the reason I found the other stories:

http://www.today.com/health/i-crossed-over-survivors-near-death-experiences-share-afterlife-stories-t12841


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2032591/Woman-comes-back-to-life-after-being-dead-for-17-hours.html

http://www.storypick.com/death-experience/

http://www.today.com/news/pronounced-dead-man-takes-miraculous-turn-2D80555113
Zack's town put up signs all over Oklahoma to pray for him

http://www1.cbn.com/content/dr-chauncey-crandall-raising-dead

https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Be-Me-Journey-Healing/dp/1401937535

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/29/us/to-heaven-and-back/


One of the most famous recorded returns is Pam Reynolds Lowery (1956 – May 22, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter. In 1991, at age 35, Pam died on the table for many minutes and was clinically recorded as brain-dead with no life during a seven-hour operation. She was operated on with ear plugs. When she woke up she was able to tell about floating, knowing the operating conversation, the tools used and being in Heaven with her grandmother. 




Life after death shock: One in ten people have experienced ‘the afterlife’ – have you?

One in ten people have suffered a near death experience (NDE), a study has revealed as scientists move one step closer to understanding the afterlife.

By SEAN MARTIN
Published: Mon, Jul 1, 2019

A new study which had more than a thousand participants from 35 different countries has revealed that 10 percent of people have had a NDE. The most common forms of NDEs include a feeling of time distortion (87 percent), exceptional speed of thought (65 percent), exceptionally vivid senses (63 percent) and feeling separated from, or out of their body (53 percent) when involved in a scenario which could be fatal, such as a heart attack or car crash.

Today we have debates on Covid-19 Shaming. If we believe in Heaven, with 80% of the USA praying daily and believing Father God hears their prayers - do we believe we will either huddle at home in fear - or believe we will foolishly forge ahead.

Wouldn't the existence of Memorial Day prove both ideas are incorrect?

John 15:13
Greater Love has no man, than a man to lay down his life for his friends.

These brave people have fought for Freedom. Believing this life is worth fighting for.

Does God esteem Heaven more than earth? God's Mission is to save the world in Jesus Christ. The Exodus occurs as God fights for life to have good conditions. A Hope and a Future. God fights for us in this life.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Abba, Father God,

When You tell us to Fight the Good Fight, You speak Words of Life. We fight doubt, we fight our fears, and in Jesus Christ You give us Hope and Encouragement in this Life.

Jesus knew, personally, this life has troubles. The Prophet Haggai said we can find joy in all seasons of life as Jesus said in John Chapters 14 to 17.

Father God encourages us individually. We Overcome.

Romans 5

Our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace
in which we stand:

And we exult in hope of the glory of God.

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations! Knowing that tribulation brings about Perseverance!

4 And perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope!

5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God
has been poured out within our hearts
through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

We Pray for all the world in Joy during tribulation as the work of mankind to believe in God, puts us on the steadfast path of Recovery.

For the Blessing found in Jesus in Prayer and in His House. All Joy and Safety.


With Jesus and Your Gift of Faith, we will live in Love, Peace and Joy.
 Having the Blessing from Your Son to ask for more Heaven upon earth for all of Creation. God of Love. God of Encouragement.

Living in the Freedom and Expectation to Seek You first and find Your Kingdom glimpsed around us.

Keep us safe from disasters, quieten storms and keep the Oceans safe. Your Mercy, Father God.

Uphold those we Love. We Trust You.

We ask for the virus to end and Joy in Recovery. And Peace for anxiety, jobs and finances.
We pray for Your Healing Word to be Spoken. Your Living Word to be honored.
Your Help for a vaccine.

God Himself Bless, Sustain, Comfort, Guide
President Donald Trump,
Vice President Mike Pence,
Governor Abbott and these 50 United States Governors and Legislatures.
The Administration Coronavirus Response Team, Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield

Jesus Christ, The Beauty of Your Willing Blessings Flow!  Amen!

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Jeremiah 32:17 ~ Nothing is too difficult for our God

Matthew 22:29

Know the Scriptures and the power of God.

When we study Revelation 1, John relives the Transfiguration of Jesus in the Kingdom of Heaven with Jesus - suddenly John went from his home to Heaven to see Jesus. John 6, the boat arrived 'immediately', we know the Scriptures and the Power of God. So many times the Gospels focus on the immediacy of Jesus Christ.

Jesus returned bodily after the Resurrection. And His Disciples did not recognize Jesus immediately. We recall our soul lives, survives and thrives. Not our knees, brain or cardiopulmonary system.

We connect Heaven, the Holy Spirit, Jesus and our Father as we pray.

Jeremiah 32:17

"Oh, Lord GOD!

You have made the heavens and earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. 

Nothing is too difficult for You!

Amos 5:8

He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name

Psalm 8:3-4

He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

Daniel 12:3

And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Psalm 8:3-4

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

Psalm 136:9

The moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these?

He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might,

and because he is strong in power not one is missing.

Hebrews 1:3 

The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, 

sustaining, the universe by the Word of His Power.

Jesus tells of the Majesty of God.

John 1

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.”

Hannah understands. Elijah understands.

1 Kings 19:11-13

11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.

13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, 
“What are you doing here, Elijah"

When the Host of Heaven arrived to announce Jesus and His Joyous Life:

We find Jesus, The Light of mankind, dwells in us. Our prayers are heard, and God is present in our lives now.

1 Samuel 1

17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you 

what you have asked of him.”

18 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” 

Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

Ephesians 2:22

And in Him you too are being built 
together into a dwelling place 

for God in His Spirit.

Abba, Father God,

The Comforter, He, The Lord always before me,

He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken.

This Day is Arriving, we hold the Faith.
We believe God will see us through to thrive and live seeing Heaven upon earth. For His Good will to provide for us. To live to Seek God First and Live having Love, Peace and Joy.

Uphold us, Father. Uphold those we Love.

Increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power,
according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.

Finding Peace is finding the Word of God to hold onto Today.

We ask for the virus to end and Joy in Recovery.

God Himself Bless, Sustain, Comfort
President Donald Trump,
Vice President Pence,
Governor Abbott and these 50 United States Governors.
The people working, working tirelessly, and bravely to aid Father God's Good Creation in Health, in Peace, in Prosperity
and the Blessing of Jesus Christ Himself, on earth as it is in Heaven.

In Your Heart, Jesus Christ, Amen.

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