Genesis 21:1 ~ Now the Lord is gracious

 

Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

Genesis 21:1

Now the LORD was gracious to Sarah 

as He had said, 

and the LORD did for Sarah 

what He had promised.

Genesis 21:12b

Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.

Sarah was far from perfect. She had begun the idea of Ishmael, distressed Hagar to the point of death, when Hagar found God spoke to her. Cast out the firstborn child of Abraham. Laughed with faithlessness at God. Sarah spied on Abraham's conversations.

Genesis 18:10

Then the LORD said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. 

Genesis 18:12

So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?

Genesis 18;14

"Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son." 

Sarah chose what was more convenient for her comfort.

Genesis 18:15

Sarah was afraid, so she lied and said, "I did not laugh." But he said, "Yes, you did laugh."

Sarah knew something of Joy:

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this 

will laugh with me."

Genesis 21:7

And she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? 

Yet I have borne him a son in his old age." 

1 Peter 3:6

Sarah: You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear. 

Sarah was loving.

Genesis 23:2

She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. 

Genesis 24:67

Isaac brought Rebekah into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her; and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Hebrews 11:11

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. 

 Isaiah 46:4 

 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he,

 I am he who will sustain you.

 I have made you and I will carry you; 

I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

Abba, Father God,

 Now,

May the God of Peace Himself 

sanctify you completely, 

and may your whole spirit and soul and body 

be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

He who calls you is faithful

 He will surely do it!

We ask in the Highest Name of Jesus,

we seek and find God first.

And in Jesus, to bless, seal and protect

those we Love and for our Churches, Communities

and Employments to have this Jesus Blessing.

We give You our cares,

Your Steadfast Love assures us

You care for us.

Corrie Ten Baum witnessed to Your Steadfast Love

and need for Prayer.

Corrie Ten Baum saw the need for hope of such magnitude even the fleas

could be relied upon for Your Good Purpose.

The Exodus also declares the Impossibility You display.

The King James Version of the Bible calls the 

Impossibility and Improbability of God, "Vouchsafe"

Acts 7:17

As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, 

the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

Jesus, being Your Son, went in a more unbelievable direction

603,550 in Numbers 1:46 

The Exodus people God was to feed and water in the absolute desert,

far exceeded the feeding of 5,000.

Jesus said such impossible goals of God Himself

He went from 72 Disciples to 70 Disciples and then 

explained to 12 Disciples they would form His Church. 

Peter was to discover the Wind of the Holy Spirit.

This is where we want to be. The Word of God.

God give us Your Direction

and the Holy Spirit for those we Love.

Moving us and inspiring us

our employments, our hopes,

our Churches, our cities.

And this Nation.

Let us be Blessed of Jesus.

 Father, please give us Health in all aspects.

For Elliott Healing. And their family.

For those very ill. And for those who know loved ones now in Heaven.

For all the Children of God who have suffered and call out

to You, Father, in the Highest Name of Jesus Christ.

We offer to You great Thanks for 

Your Willing Blessings and Answers!

Our God is working. His Son, 

Jesus is working.

And we say Amen in Jesus.

His Steadfast Love continues to the generations!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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Colossians 1:9-14 ~ in Whom we have Redemption, forgiveness

 

Colossians 1:9-14

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, 

asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰ so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.

 ¹¹ May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, ¹² giving thanks [patience, with joy giving thanks] to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 

 ¹³ He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.  

One of the very striking things about the New Testament is the fervor the people prayed for other people they met in their travels. Of course, Jesus tells us that He is working and His Father is working today. 

The Holy Spirit bares witness that the sighs of our spirit are the unceasing prayer of our advocate, God's Son.

Jesus tells us to pray impudently to Our Friend.  Pray with Hope. Imagine what we do when we pray for the News we read. The people we pray for. I remember in High School we prayed for my Great Aunt Clarice to have freedom from hip arthritis. Clarice told me she had no pain and somehow knew it was from my youth group. And was. Jesus is not just laying down happy dog paths to say, "Pray with Hope!"

Abba, Father God,

Dwell in us and help us to seek You first.

We pray the most for people who need Your Mercy and Help.

We pray for Elliott and his healing with Your Mercy and Word.

Asking Your Joy and Love for the people, places, animals, pets

and traffic with so many factors in our Covid Recovery.

Lord Jesus have Your Joy Here.

We pray for Israel under attack.

We ask Blessings for our Nation.

Peace in the world historically unseen as Pandemics heal.

Families to have Love, Joy and Peace.

We pray the Blessings of health and Joy.

For the work of our hands to be blessed to be

sustained, blessings impact and fruitful.

We pray for the needs around us and want to see more Heaven on earth.

Help us to reclaim our Joy. And for those we Love.

Jesus, we ask for Good Health during the Covid epidemics 

in other areas to have Your Mercy.

And in the Astonishing Hope You've asked us to Live,

in Jesus Christ, Our Redemption.

Thank You, Abba, You always listen and act

on our Prayers. In the Highest Name of Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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Acts 4:23-31 ~ You stretch out your hand to heal

 

Acts 4:23-31

The Believers Pray for Boldness

23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,
said by the Holy Spirit,

“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’ —


27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, 30 while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.



We have talked about being able to say "God bless you", "I will pray for you" and "Merry Christmas."

Acts 4 is addressing a New Identity in Jesus Christ. Perfect.

We have forgotten something. Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist. Jesus feeds the thousands in the next breath after hearing His Cousin John the Baptist died. A funeral meal. And we find Jesus prays that night, walks on water - and our Peter - is lifted up out of the water. A good thing. Very immediately a very good thing. The Rock is the Church. We need our Jesus-told-us-in-Caesarea this Church would be born.

Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, does something. He always has a 2nd. He had John the Baptist. Ok, yes, loosely. But then the day after John the Baptist died, Peter is raised up.

If we want to say "God Bless you" we might be further encouraged to have assistance. It's not complicated, this is Biblical. We learn this in one of the few organizations held together for 2,000 Years. With a very, very clear history. The first leading mankind out of huddling in city/state/fortresses. Church - planting outside the city walls deliberately; increasing trade. Promoting communication. Church - the first to feed the starving around the world. On many levels. The first to have hospitals during the-why-help-them-they-are-really-going-to-kill-you plagues. The first to bring aid. The first to bring reading. The first to bring education.

How unfortunate that 2,000 years of amazing Acts of Jesus have been beaten down by this phrase, "The Crusades."

Yes. Human beings. Flawed.

Governments with the same problems are 'history'. Not the Church. Relevant fact. Important. Forgiveness. Redemption. Restoration. Mercy.

Matthew 11:12

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. 13For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

Pirate of the Caribbean

"Bible-thumper on this ship?"

"A missionary is the story. What I heard, was he got captured in a raid. The rest on the ship got killed, but not him. First Mate wouldn't let it happen, on account his premier standing with the Lord."
― Jack Sparrow and Scrum concerning Philip Swift

"You are different."
"Different?"
"Are you not? You protect."
― Syrena and Philip Swift


Routinely, Historically - people have found Joy in having Jesus Christ.

Astonishingly like a Parent. Completely informed as you, the real you. Parents sometimes thunder. It's called relationship. But if the parent wants your cringing, your guilt, you star-ship, then you have not discovered Jesus and His Abba.

Jesus Christ, Abba, the Holy Spirit and the Amazing Incredible Wonder of God miracle - the Bible - in your hand into - thou shalt not Preach. Every Word of God - is - valid. The God of the Old Testament is the God of the New Testament. The Old Testament is preaching the Ten Commandments. God does not sanction the killing of human beings. Which the false gods do.





If we considered all the potential Children of God as Believers - we should see a St. Augustine.

His mother told the party-goer, prostitute-loving, a good evening of wine, "I cannot go to Heaven without you. It would not be Heaven without the unique person you are. You must find Jesus loves you and know His Love."

The closest we can come to telling someone how loved they are in Jesus Christ and His Father to tell them of their virtues, their compassion, their tender moments. 

Speak of their heart-felt desires of Life. 

The Light they bring to Life. The Magnificent Forgiveness exists because we Love and Trust this person to display their goodness. We believe with them, they are worthy in God's eyes. We believe they should Love our Jesus because our Jesus assures us He lives in their lives now - merely unknown. 

This is the depth of Love and Forgiveness we need to have explained in our Jesus characters. Not limiting real relationship and real opinion and not assuming there is one opinion. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Why? Because not all can understand a Father's Love. 

A Son who seeks all His Ministry to find the lost lamb we all have in us. 

The Holy Spirit who has wanted to live closer - an essence of God - a mystery - a desire of God - some need the glimmer of God to understand first the Presence of our Father God Almighty. Even Father God says between Timothy and Paul Letters that faith is a mystery. We don't have to understand all the Holy Spirit to allow others to look and find the Beauty and Mystery of God and His Presence in our lives.

We know in the early Church some ran far to bring the Gospel further, but bravely they went with the Word of God, knowing this would be a danger for being killed. We know some stayed and died bravely. Both were led by God and brave. 

Our Jesus, like our David, would Dance in the Vineyard. With Joy.

Our Father, Abba,

We cover in and all our needs with an urgent plea for "Jesus."

Dwell in us. Help us to Seek You First.

And Live Your Words to us.

Jesus bless and heal Elliott.

Your Mercy on those in need of Your Strong Mercy in our lives.

More Love and Joy in our daily lives

and those we Love.

Our Father, Who is in Heaven,

Holy is Your Name, Jesus,

Your Kingdom comes

We want Your will to be done

on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day,

our Daily Living Bread.

Forgive us our sin,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation.

Deliver us from evil.

As John saw,

For thine is the Kingdom,

thine is the Power,

thine is the Glory.

Forever and ever, in Jesus' Name

 we pray. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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