Daniel 1 ~ placed the vessels

  

Daniel 1

1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. 

Jehoakim Cuneiform: explaining the food rationing of the King and his named sons. Later, Cuneiform explain the sons and Jehoakim were welcomed to eat at the Chaldean Emperor's table daily.

3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, 4 youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. 

5 The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king. 6 Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. 7 And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.


8 But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. 

And God gave 
Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs 

And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king.” 

11 Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12 “Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see.” 

14 So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days. 15 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food. 16 So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

17 As for these four youths, God gave them
 learning and skill in all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 

18 At the end of the time, when the king had commanded that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore they stood before the king. 20 And in every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his kingdom. 

21 And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.

 Cyrus' Cylinder

1995 Dr. Bryant Wood found Cyrus's Cylinder, declaring freedom for captives in Babylon to return to Israel and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and the temple. Ezra 1:2-4

The Babylonian Exile is well recorded by the Old Testament and the Chaldean Empire

and matches the Old Testament in the Babylonian Exile.

Daniel's Policy on The Art of Not Being Seen could be related to Bob Uecker, "Just a bit outside!"

Daniel was well known for understanding dreams. If Daniel didn't speak up, that knuckle ball would roll right on by. Daniel believed in speaking the Truth.

  

Since the year 2000 A.D., we live in the time frame being at the crest of God's 500-year mark. 

God Acts every 500 years. Last time, 1500 A.D., the world became literate and Churches shone the Light of Worship like Acts 2.  Worshiping God in our own languages. The Printing Press. The Renaissance was shining His Light, recognizing the unique gifts God has placed within all of His Beloved.

We should not give up our Freedoms to a political agenda asking us to be silent and conform. 

Our 500-year mark is hoped and dares to dream to be Uplifting. Freeing us all. Pandemic historically produces something like the Disciples, each one has fear and trepidation and all the Gospels show different points of view.  Jesus never asked the Disciples to just hush. He did ask if He was going to be asked to suffer this forever! And Jesus continued to have many, many conversations with people and asked them what they would say.

If we watched Jesus reading or watching the new today, this might be what Jesus would have to say. After all, Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow:

Mark 9:14-27

 

"14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw Him, were greatly amazed and ran up to Him and greeted Him. 

16 And He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 

17And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. 18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” 

19 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 

20And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 

21And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” 

And he said, “From childhood. 22And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 

23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” 

24 Immediately the father of the child cried outd and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” 

25And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 

26And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” 

27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

When we have no idea what to say, gently goes this. Daniel's art of being seen, didn't involve blowing others up like Monty Python.

And be yourself. God is the Father who has said to us, "Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul and mind. Then love yourself." We have to love ourselves to be able to love others.

Micah 4:4 ~ Everyone shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the Mouth of the LORD of Hosts has spoken

Jesus repeated the Gospels. And be yourself. God is the Father who has said to us, "Love the Lord God with all your heart, soul and mind. Then love yourself."

 We have to love ourselves to be able to love others.

Abba, Father God

You have said to trust and believe in God is what pleases You.

We will do this. You are our Hope and Future.

We consider the rise and fall of  Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris.

1200 St. Denis

1800 St. Denis

St. Denis Today ...

St. Denis Today

and 

Consider all of St. Denis...

The Abbey buildings are still there — the cloister, the refectory, the chapter house, the dormitories –

and today a school for girls 

1 Peter 4:10 

 As each has received a gift, 

use it to serve one another, 

as good stewards of God's varied grace.

YOU LOVE US!

You are The Good Father asking us to Love ourselves. 

To have a Spirit of Power.

To Love others.

Dwell in us, Father God, please.

Set us upon the path to find You first!

Bless those we Love.

Let this prayer continue until all are covered in Prayer.

Help us to finish well in Jesus Christ.

We bring Hope to Our Children.

Wisdom is Given.

In Jesus Christ. The Blessing upon us all and to all a good night and awaken in Love, 

Faith and Hope each tomorrow

Abundant Love flowing down. Soaking us all!

His Living Water flows.

Galatians 4:3-7 

In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world. 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, 

then an heir 

through God.

Opening our doors with expectation of Your Continued Goodness

in ourselves, in the ones we Love,

Jesus Christ in the people You bring us.

We pray for the safety of

our Schools to be a safe, good,

warm place for the Children

Children need their Schools.

We uphold them with our Love and Prayers.

We ask Your Mighty Word

to for all the Nation and Your Good Creation

Finding Your Blessing and Word of Love.

Blessing our Nation, blessing us.

Ending our Divisions.

Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.

Covered in God's Love,

Our Nation and Holding on the Blessings in Jesus Christ.

A Reliable Prayer Belief, Speaking with You

Pleasing to all 

God's Blessing upon us ALL!!!!!!

The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.

Help Hurricane Overcomers.

And Northwest Fire Overcomers.

Thank You, Your Willing Help You Give us

In Jesus Christ. Our Steadfast Love.

Thank You for Hearing Our Prayers!

Thank You, Jesus, for Your Good Gifts.

Optimism!

Please Bless us with Peace.

In Jesus Christ. Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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1 John 2 ~ the whole world

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1 John 2

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 

3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.  Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. 

By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 

9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling.

Earliest portion of John's Books, Chapter 18. Ryland Papyrus 52 c. 125 A.D. (New critics have recently been saying later than this, but the fight is over Verb Usage and has been well documented in other uses as earlier.) John Ryland University in Manchester, U.K.

One of the reasons I love to read John, is his longevity in the faith. John is recorded by early Church Historians and others as being in life in the 2nd Century. I appreciate his affirmation when asked about the other Gospels. I admire the view from His digs in Patmos, Greece. By the time John lived in Patmos Island, Peter had died. Which really means, this is the oldest Vatican we have. 

God providing John Beloved with a magnificent  view 

of His Good Creation

I love the photo of the path to John's dwelling. Gently uphill. I doubt this looked much different when John lived here, so long ago. John is optimistic, matter of fact, believing in the Hope of mankind. John is the Disciple who tells us walking with Jesus is to know God is Love.  God is for you.

We don't find Paul and John spoke often. Mary is given to John's care on Good Friday, Mary and John don't say much after this. Other than writing, the Brothers of Jesus travel with their wives to give Testimony to Jesus as the Risen Messiah. Constantine, while still only an heir, has his life changed going to Nazareth and meeting Jesus' great nephews, to torture them and Constantine, later, become a Christian. Is it up to us to decide 2,000 years later how significant a Christian Constantine was? He went to a lot of trouble to do this.  Constantine's visit to Nazareth is recorded in Roman History and with the eyewitness of Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea. 

Yet, this is the same Holy Spirit.

Paul says this about the Holy Spirit:

Romans 8:38-39 

 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 15:5-6 

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus tells us the Father is still working and so is He.

A proper prayer for today.

Peter is known to complain to Jesus about John, in John's 21st Chapter.

1 Peter 3:15

In your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect 

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.

The Scriptures don't run us down and tell us how to sit up so straight. Usually, you can understand Peter and John were sometimes on the fussy side.  Peter certainly can speak of being fallen, easily. The Scriptures are more about getting back with the Lord. He knows the Heavenly Host by name. And calls us flowers of the field. The Lord's written Word is the gate to understanding the Gates of Heaven are open for us always to pray. The Lord even gave Peter the Keys, knowing He intended the Gates to stay open forever.  Jesus sat as He taught and was only horribly angry once. For Just Cause.

The Lord proves over and over, He delights in mankind and His mission is to save the world. Worthy, worthy, worthy. 

Abba, Our Father,

We long for You to Speak, "Peace." "Calm."

Strengthen us to do the good works You have for us to walk in. In this time of great worry and emotion, hasty words may be spoken. Inadvisable decisions can be made and, then, with Your Help and Holy Spirit, strengthened into becoming Peace and Love. Jesus frequently told His People to hush. We will Stand Firm and be Strong. Knowing in this season, stand not be tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine.

Let Love be genuine with Mercy.

Jesus had been carefully placed in History, in Situation and with Mary and Joseph. The parents knew the feeling of being lost and shuffled as part of a great crowd. Jesus had been missing and now was realized He was needed. Jesus was found to be working. The Son of God was merciful to His Family. Jesus was Merciful to the crowd looking on during this time of Jesus thought to be Lost. His Parents were given time to regroup, and they headed home to quiet lives.

John 5:17

Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

John 6:29

Jesus told them, “This is the work God wants from you: Believe in the One He has sent.”

We long for Your Love and help, Father God, to have Your Kingdom, Power and Glory upon Your Throne. The Fringe of Your Robe placed upon all of Your Good Creation. Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. We pray more of Your Good Will filling the whole earth with Your Glory.

We will remember our answered Prayers. And live this Day. Looking in expectation You will strengthen us to Seek You first and find Your Kingdom being glimpsed enfolding us in Your Good Creation.

You are our hope now, always and in the coming weeks.

Covering us with the Name and Power of Jesus, 

God with the people of Afghanistan, again, in such upheaval.

GOD of All, Covering the worldwide Doctors, Nurses, Hospital Staffs and their prayers.

The young people bewildered by the world's upheaval.  People with troubles.

Brave people. Holding up Life for one another.

A photo of the new growth in Australia, after the terrible fires of 2019

Giving Great Thanks,

the bird die off has stopped and

we are encouraged to feed the birds again.

We pray, Father, You will

heal the world as the birds have seen Your Mercy.

Just like Houston, a few months of sick birds

and then the illness is defeated.

Thank God.

We ask for Protection in the 

Highest Name of Jesus

Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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1 John 4:16 ~ GOD IS LOVE

 

 I love the mornings when the Post arrives as I brush my teeth. To quote Elvis, "Oh Happy DAY!" The offstage recording of this song of Elvis' is just magnificent. As casual and glorious as the Lord Himself.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God.

 Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 4:16

And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. 

God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

  Psalm 145:8-9

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 

The Lord is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made.

  

Matthew 9:36 

When he saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Mark 10:18-27

18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. 

19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’” 

20 And he said to him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” 

21 And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, 

and said to him, 

“You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” 

22 Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. 

 23 And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 

24 And the disciples were amazed at his words. 

But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” 

26 And they were exceedingly astonished, and said to him, “Then who can be saved?”

 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, 

but not with God. 

For all things are possible with God.”

Mark 9:18

9 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 

20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

 21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?”

 And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 

23 And Jesus said to him,

 “‘If you can’! 

All things are possible for one who believes.” 

24 Immediately

 the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

Jesus did. Jesus does all things well.

Matthew 8:1-3   

    

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, 

You can make me clean.” 

3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” 

He said. “Be clean!” 

And immediately 

his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 14:14 

Jesus got out of the boat, and when he saw the large crowd, his heart was filled with pity for them, and he healed their sick.

Luke 7:13 

 When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed for her and he said, 

“Don’t cry.”

Luke 6:36 

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Blessed are You Lord God. In Jesus. Amen.

One of the most ancient of Christian inscriptions, 

"God fishes among the Living!"

Abba, Father,

When the Saints go Marching In,

Help us to be in their Number

that with them, we arrive

when the Saints go Marching In.

Father, You are God of Encouragement

God of Love.

Help us to Love and Encourage the people

You have given us.

We thank You for new Grand Dogs, family and

 pray them to have long life

and Joy.

We pray for our family, our Nation, who are suffering

that they will have Your Comfort and Mercy

every day.

Help us to be Your Light.

Dwell in us.

Dwell in those we Love.

Your Good Will will Prevail.

Help us to finish well!

In the Highest Name of Jesus,

His Love Covers us.

Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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