Psalm 4 ~ put your trust in the Lord

Psalm 4

A Psalm of David.

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have given me relief when I was in distress.

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2 O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?

How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? 
Selah

3 But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;

the Lord hears when I call to him.

4 Be angry, and do not sin;

ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

5 Offer right sacrifices,

and put your trust in the Lord.

6 There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?

Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”

7 You have put more joy in my heart

than they have when their grain and wine abound.

8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep;

for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Labels and extremes.
Words are sometimes turned inside out. Offering little in the way of a safe label. It's hard to find the safe, neutral middle ground. My father used to say, "Nothing is fair."

Words change meanings - therefore - I've noticed during this year, we don't dress outside our comfort level. During the Pandemic, people laughed and asked if you were wearing pants/trousers for Zoom. Footwear is only about comfort.

Comfort.
Will we argue the right of someone to take over federal buildings and then say Federal Action is unnecessary? Do we believe the building will be returned in good and fair shape? If we have riots for a month, do we anticipate the police are well rested and encouraged in their work? And why wouldn't we want the National Guard or Federal Employees we all see on Police TV shows - to give law and order support?

How will we avoid stereotypes and opinions to find Expectations of Goodness?
This in a year of Avalanche in Information, with massive data, information overload and a literal Avalanche of Changing Data and Opinion on a world basis? Our facts are changing because the data is so observed in a critical time - with changing information.

When we need a compass, when we have put 10 million opinions and facts from social media ideas, television, opinions and conversations?

1 John 4:19

"We love because he first loved us."

We believe with our hearts, confess with our mouths and give what God has put in us in our words, deeds and actions.

James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Deuteronomy 14:29
Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.

Psalm 34:14
Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 56:1
This is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.

Isaiah 58:6
Is not the fast I have chosen to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and tear off every yoke?

Jeremiah 21:12
O house of David, this is what the LORD says: 'Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with none to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 35:15
Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: 'Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.' But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the Day of the LORD's anger.

Abba, Father God,

In this season, we have been afraid. Give us Your Spirit of Power and not fear.

Help us to Seek You First. To see Glimpses and 
more of Heaven on earth.

To understand in this fearful season, we seek not to attract attention to us. Help us to have wisdom

to repress what is wrong and lift high what is Extremely Good. Bringing more Heaven to earth.

You have told us, You fight the Battle. Help us to help You.

We want to fill our lives and those we love with in this season with Prayer and Strength :

Jesus Christ, His Love, His Strength, His Joy, His Might. We want to live Your Victory. We want to have Assurance and be Encouraging. We want to see people You Love Thrive. 

We want to have Kindness and Mercy in our Lives. We want the Path to be Straight. We will live in Your Footprints and be an example.

And we will bring Your Words to our Heart:

Luke 5:13

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing."

John 5:17

Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working."

Mark 9:27

Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.


To know the Scriptures is to know the Power of God.

Let Your Living Water be Your Word fulfilled in our heart, mind and soul.

You give Willing Blessings, we know and Believe.

Father, we pray daily and know our prayers are heard and answered.
Jesus Blessing our Nation to be in Your Word
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
The Presidential Team
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
and their families.

Praying for our eldest son, to travel 
and pass his Bar Exam.

Saying a profound prayer for Peace.
For everyone.

You never Leave us. Thank You.
For Liberty and Justice for All.
In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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Isaiah 41:1-13 ~ I Am the One who helps you

Isaiah 41:1-13

Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;

let the peoples renew their strength;

let them approach, then let them speak;

let us together draw near for judgment.

2 Who stirred up one from the east

whom victory meets at every step?

He gives up nations before him,

so that he tramples kings underfoot;

he makes them like dust with his sword,

like driven stubble with his bow.

3 He pursues them and passes on safely,

by paths his feet have not trod.

4 Who has performed and done this,

calling the generations from the beginning?

I, the Lord, the first,

and with the last; I am he.

5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid;

the ends of the earth tremble;

they have drawn near and come.

6 Everyone helps his neighbor

and says to his brother, “Be strong!”

7 The craftsman strengthens the goldsmith,

and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil,

saying of the soldering, “It is good”;

and they strengthen it with nails so that it cannot be moved.

8 But you, Israel, my servant,

Jacob, whom I have chosen,

the offspring of Abraham, my friend;

9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth,

and called from its farthest corners,

saying to you, “You are my servant,

I have chosen you and not cast you off”;

10 fear not, for I am with you;

be not dismayed, for I am your God;

I will strengthen you, I will help you,

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

11 Behold, all who are incensed against you

shall be put to shame and confounded;

those who strive against you

shall be as nothing and shall perish.

12 You shall seek those who contend with you,

but you shall not find them;

those who war against you

shall be as nothing at all.

13 For I, the Lord your God,

hold your right hand;

it is I who say to you, “Fear not,

I am the one who helps you.”

These Boys have lost both parents within 2 weeks of each other. 14-year-old Isaiah Garcia and his brother are giving thanks to move with his uncle, who has 4 children. The Family is seeking support and has set up a Go Fund Me Page. Their grandmother, Naomi's mother, says as Christians they will accept God's Plan. We will pray for this family to have this sadness see the Goodness of God.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners

Houston, and all of Texas, (as well as other states) have had quite a difficult month.
And this weekend we will probably see a Tropical Storm, Hanna, of some kind. The Hurricane Hunters prepped and flew over the Gulf as the tropical disturbance quickly gained organization.Flooding rains will be our biggest concern, with half a foot of rain or 2-3 inches in areas of the coast surrounding Houston.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo. It is expected to become the seasons first hurricane tomorrow. Hurricane Watch is up for Barbados. It is expected to move into the Caribbean this weekend and weaken. Weaken these storms, we pray, Oh Father God! And Thank You the Gulf will cool down.

Abba, our Father God,

We pray for a new, Healing, day for Houston's Greater City and the Coast land areas of Texas.
No storms or calm rain, please.

Thank You, Father, so many are surviving Covid-19.
You have helped the medical avalanche of information to provide more and more medications.

We pray for Isaiah Garcia's family and those who will regain their loved ones in
Your Heavenly Kingdom.

Isaiah 40:31

Those who hope in the LORD 

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles; 

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Father, we would all ask for Peace.

Peace in our Nation. 

Inner Peace, peace in the cities, peace for the Nations, peace inside all those we Love.

Refresh us and strengthen us.

Renew us to Seek You First. Reassure us of Heaven on earth. Nourish us to strengthen weak knees and build strong hands to see Your Good Creation again.

Let Your Living Water be Your Word fulfilled in our heart, mind and soul.

You give Willing Blessings, we know and Believe.

Father, we pray daily and know our prayers are heard and answered.
Jesus Blessing our Nation to be in Your Word
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
The Presidential Team
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
and their families.

Praying for our eldest son, to travel and pass his Bar Exam.
Saying a profound thank you for the dog healing nicely after an accident.

You never Leave us. Thank You.
For Liberty and Justice for All.
In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

Ephesians 3

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being.

Father, we pray this Prayer goes very far

and in Your Kingdom makes Your Willing Blessings

be our hope and expectation in Your Goodness.

Amen in Jesus.

The Lord our Gracious Father

be pleased

to see such loving hearts fill

this Nation.

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Psalm 47 ~ God is King of all the earth

Psalm 47

Clap your hands, all peoples!

Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,

a great king over all the earth.

He subdued peoples under us,

and nations under our feet.

He chose our heritage for us,

the pride of Jacob whom he loves. Selah

God has gone up with a shout,

the Lord with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God, sing praises!

Sing praises to our King, sing praises!

For God is the King of all the earth;

sing praises with a psalm!

God reigns over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

The princes of the peoples gather

as the people of the God of Abraham.

For the shields of the earth belong to God;

he is highly exalted!

You can now buy at-home COVID-19 test kits at Randall's Pharmacies in the Houston area


Houston's Harris County and other Counties in Texas are adjusting Covid-19. We have 38,790 Active Cases in Harris County and Recovered Cases of 19,129. We have all put on masks and followed our Governor and Federal Guidelines. Since July 13th, this has begun to show some slight improvement. This is different from the singing we saw in fear in Italy. It's different from the fear we all held for NYC.

We have hope the masks and the guidelines are going to work within a month - if we adhere to this pattern. And we are all back in a Team Helpful Pattern. In the Suburbs, if you are unmasked, not at a Restaurant table, you will have some concerned and unhappy glances. Shops and restaurants insist on those without masks to exit.

Instead of fear, healing. Instead of isolation, more concern and conversation. Texas understands to keep moving and praying and healing. I'm sure we are all getting with the prayer and the help others guidelines.

Father God asks us to reach for the song in our soul and find Rejoicing. The Lord is our Strength and our Joy.

Abba, Father God,

Proverbs 24:14
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

We want to be known to You, to seek You first. And find Heaven on earth and give Heaven to others.

Jesus we Lift our concerns to You. You will tenderly handle them. We lift our Loved Ones. We lift our communities and Churches. And this Nation. Rejoicing people all over the World call upon Jesus from Knowing His Love.

Asking prayers for our son taking the Bar Exam. And our injured dog.

Father, we pray daily and know our prayers are heard and answered.
Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump
Vice President Mike Pence
The Presidential Team
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
and their families.

For Liberty and Justice for All.
In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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Revelation 1:8 ~ The Alpha and Omega, Who Is, and Who Was, and Who will Come.

Leviticus 17:5-6

5 This is to the end that the people of Israel may bring their sacrifices that they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and sacrifice them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD. 

6 And the priest shall throw the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Genesis 1:27-31

27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.



David, of course, had a very good look at the Ark of the Covenant because the people of God - carried the Ark with them. It had not yet occurred to the people of God to place God behind a Curtain. The Ark could be very uncomfortable to live with - as David experienced.

And having seen the actual Ark of the Covenant, Moses and the Lord had discussed the Ark of the Covenant, David well knew (and from his experiences in the field with the flock telling Father God all of his emotions and thoughts) David knew the Merciful and Steadfast Love from God. The Ark is a Seat of Mercy. Asking Father God to sit down, live, have His being with us and have Mercy upon us.



David knew the Mercy of God.

The people of God knew such Glory in God - today Shiloh, Israel has a copy - a solid building of the Tabernacle Tent holding the Ark of the Covenant. Today.

Archaeology of the Actual Tabernacle in Shiloh

The Building Copy of the Tabernacle in Shiloh

God knew all of mankind - seeing into mankind. And in the Creation, In the endurance. In the acceptance of God's Son and His Sacrifice. God even in Leviticus is inviting us into Revelation 1 - His Home, His Throne. Surrounded by the aroma of prayer as incense and the Shining Water aroma of His very Home.

Proverb 8

27 When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,

28 when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep,

29 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command,

when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then I was beside him,

like a master workman,

and I was daily his delight, 

rejoicing before him always,

31 rejoicing in his inhabited world

and delighting in the children of man.

32 "And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. 34 Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.  35 For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD,

Abba, Our Father,

To Know the Scriptures
is to Know the Power of God.

Great is His steadfast love toward us,

and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Praise God!

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations

1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil,

to give you a future and a hope.

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, 
and I will hear you.

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Numbers 23:19

God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man,

that he should change his mind. Has he said,

and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,

for he who promised is faithful.

Abba,

We will trust in You with all our heart!

We want to be known to You, to seek You first.

And find Heaven on earth and give Heaven to others.

For great is His steadfast love for us, our loved ones, the people  faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

Father, we pray daily and know our prayers 
are heard and answered.

Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word

Covered in God's Love,

President Donald Trump

Vice President Mike Pence

The Presidential Team

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

and their families.

For Liberty and Justice for All.

In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

In Jesus, we pray the Glory of God to shine upon us. 

Amen.

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