Psalm 112 ~ The Lord, who greatly delights

Psalm 112

Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

    who greatly delights in His commandments!

 His offspring will be mighty in the land;

    the generation of the upright will be blessed.

 Wealth and riches are in his house,

    and his righteousness endures forever.

 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;

    He is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

 It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

    who conducts his affairs with justice.

 For the righteous will never be moved;

    he will be remembered forever.

 He is not afraid of bad news;

    his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.

 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,

    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

 He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;

    his righteousness endures forever;

    his horn is exalted in honor.

 The wicked man sees it and is angry;

    he gnashes his teeth and melts away;

    the desire of the wicked will perish!

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them

Psalm 22:8

“He trusts in the Lord; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!”

Psalm 35:27

Let those who delight in My righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore,

“Great is the Lord, who delights in the welfare of His servant!”

Numbers 14:8

If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.

Psalm 5:4

For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.

Psalm 36:8

They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

Psalm 37:23

The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way

Proverbs 3:12

for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold my servant, whom I uphold,

    my chosen, in whom my soul delights;

I have put my Spirit upon him;

    he will bring forth justice to the nations.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression 

for the remnant of his inheritance? 

He does not retain his anger forever because he delights in steadfast love.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! NIV

 

Psalms 37:4

Take delight in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

Malachi 3:1

I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty. 

Luke 1:14

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

Abba, Father,

Bless us and Keep us

Shine Your face upon us 

and be gracious to us.

Lift Your Countenance upon us,

Smile

and give us peace.

Your very own Peace.

Let the Highest Name of Jesus dwell in us

and Bless us,

we ask in Your Son, Jesus Christ,

Bless us to know daily

how to Delight You.

Bless those we Love.

And help us to finish well.

Help us to desire mercy,

not sacrifice and

to acknowledge You, God the Almighty.

By Your Great Love,

come in dwell in us,

in reverence, allow us to be Your Holy Temple.

Help, encourage and fan the flames of Encouragement

as we remember, a Thousand Generations

have loved and pleased You. Help us this day and always.

Deliver and Love us,

Save us with Your Unfailing Love.

We pray for our Nation,

the suffering we all have and see and hold to You in Prayer,

for the Nations we know suffer now,

and all the Nations in need of Jesus and His Love.

We ask in the Highest Name of Jesus,

Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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Psalm 84 ~ Joy to the Living God

Psalm 84

 How lovely is your dwelling place,

O Lord of hosts!

My soul longs, yes, faints

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and flesh sing for joy

to the living God.

Even the sparrow finds a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

at your altars, O Lord of hosts,

my King and my God.

Blessed are those who dwell in your house,

ever singing your praise! Selah

Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

 As they go through the Valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

the early rain also covers it with pools.

They go from strength to strength;

each one appears before God in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

Behold our shield, O God;

look on the face of your anointed!

10 For a day in your courts is better

than a thousand elsewhere.

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;

the Lord bestows favor and honor.

No good thing does He withhold

from those who walk uprightly.

 O Lord of hosts,

blessed 

is the one who trusts in you!

Abba, Father God,

In the Comfort of Your Love,

the common sharing of Your Holy Spirit

Your tenderness and compassion.

We recall answered Prayer

and Have Joy in You.

Thank You, Jesus.

We encourage each other and 

build one another to build up the Body of Christ

and He dwells in us.

Your Love gives me great joy

and encouragement

and You refresh the hearts of Your People.

Your Word teaches our thoughts, words and ways

we have endurance through the Scriptures

and encouragement

You Provide for me to have hope.

Encourage our Heart.

Thank You for dwelling in me,

Help me to be Joy to Your Dwelling,

Bless those I love to have Your Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And to finish well.

Jesus gave us the Parable of the

Prodigal Son

help us each day to have our renewed

thoughts and ways

to Give us this Day

and find our ways pleasing to You.

Bless these days with 

Polite and Caring Conversations

as we build each other up.

Bless us with Your Mercy

to the healing

of our Nation.

We ask You, Father,

to Proclaim further:

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

'My towns will again overflow with prosperity,

and the Lord will again comfort

Zion and choose Jerusalem.

We pray for our local school district

Conroe ISD

who are at level 4 for Covid,

in the 2nd week of school,

and 5 will be school closures.

The Spike of Covid we are seeing is serious.

We pray for the health of our Community.

Bless those we have seen Blessings from,

and continue to allow us

to Bless one another.

Help us to be focused on our Blessings.

We ask Your 

Mercy, Love and 

Healing Word

in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior

Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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Galatians 1 ~ Jesus Christ and God the Father

 

Papyrus 46, Galatians 1,

Approximate age - Late 1st Century or Early 2nd Century

Debate centers around verb usage.

Dates change with our recent decades.

Actual Photo of Galatians 1, Papyrus 46.

The Scripture is completely intact and without doubt.

Now at The University of Michigan

with 300 other Chapters.

Galatians 1

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man,
but through Jesus Christ and God the Father,
who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers who are with me,

To the churches of Galatia:

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age,
according to the will of our God and Father,
to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.

10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.

12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. 

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. 20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.

"Immortal, Invisible, God only Wise

Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

Almighty, victorious, Thy great Name we praise."

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God said His Creation is good. 

God sent Jesus to save the World.

In the middle of loving us - the people Paul tells about Jesus - Paul says this is an evil age. Does Paul stay there? No. Paul glorified God.

John never fully recovered from seeing evil take the life of God's Son, John said God is Love. And how did this affect his four co-authored Bible Books? He overcame.

John 13:34

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another

New Testament ~  

God is mentioned 1221 times.
Jesus is mentioned, by name, not by titles, 1058 times.
Love is 678 times.

Lord is mentioned 616 times.
391 times Son is mentioned.

Faith is mentioned 296 times.
Righteousness is mentioned 273 times.
Heaven is mentioned 266 times, not including references to the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Righteousness.
263 Believe.

255 times King is mentioned.
238 times Good is mentioned.

Brothers 182.
Heart 175.
168 times pray is mentioned and 61 times prayer is mentioned.

Evil is discussed 70 times in the New Testament, not including the 37 times in the Gospel. 

Love is 678, while Spirit is 370.  Give is 378.  Household is 160. Together is 97. Forgiveness is 74. Honor is mentioned 65 times. 




Why? This is an important question, why didn't the Scripture focus on the evil age?

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

1 John 4:19

We love because He first loved us.

John, who lived, ate, worked, walked in awe of Jesus mentions evil how many times in his 4 Books of the Bible? 13 times.

We do not focus on evil because - Churches, like the Bible, do not start backwards and work to loving God -

John 1:4-5
In Jesus was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

God sees us - the Beloved of God - as having the Light of Christ.  We are commissioned to bring forth the Light of Christ in all people. 


John 3:19
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

Galatians 1:4
Lord Jesus Christ
who gave himself
for our sins
to deliver us from
the present evil age,
according to the will of our God and Father

When we look at the verses for being overcome, frequently we find hiding ourselves away is part of being cut down. Renewal is to believe God is working.

The Day of the Lord, every 500 years isn't comfortable. Yet God is Help, Helper and Comforter. We look to our God to Rejoice and know His Mercy.

  

2 Corinthians 2:7

Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

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. 

Psalms 51:10

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Ruth 4:15

He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age.

Habakkuk 3:2

LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.

Lamentations 5:21

Restore us to yourself, LORD, that we may return; renew our days as of old 

Psalms 119:107

I have suffered much; preserve my life, LORD, according to your word. 

Psalms 104:30

When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

Isaiah 41:4

Who has done this and carried it through, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD – with the first of them and with the last – I am He.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 41:6

They help each other 

and say to their companions,

 "Be strong!"  

Stained Glass is sand, fired, pulled, pushed

and becomes Glory to God.

Abba, Father,

Dwell in us.

With the Light of Jesus Christ,

help us to be a joy for You to know us.

Help us want to seek You first.

And end well.

We earnestly seek this blessing for those we Love

and give You thanks for the people You have given us.

Increase our love for one another

in polite consideration

listening

and praying.

Forgiving the past and hope for more

Heaven on earth.

So many prayers, You uphold the Universe by Your Word.

And we pray diligently, sometimes for years like

Diligence

Grandmother Anita for her beloved son, Jimmy.

And 7 decades of Prayer became Joy.

Before they call I will answer;  while they are yet speaking I will hear.

Your Love and Mercy are overwhelming.

Thank You.

Bless our fellowship, Church, work, State, Nation, Your Good Creation.

We are experiencing so many new Covid cases in Texas and surrounding Houston.

The vaccinated are unharmed, mostly.

We pray for Haiti and Afghanistan.

New York and the fires in the West and Canada.

For our Nation to rebuild and heal, health, hearts and employment to 

Your Glory, Jesus Christ.

We ask Your Help for all the world.

And rest all our daily concerns

in Your Capable Hands and Love.

Grace upon Grace.

Thank You, Jesus. Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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