Matthew 9:35-10:1 ~ He called to us

 

Stained Glass is mere sand,

and with heat, pressure and fire

and much deliberate effort,

lasting beauty, meaning and resilience is found.

Some Stained  Glass in France

has lived through many wars,

some worldwide wars,

and seen by King Charlemagne, 764 A.D.  

Matthew 9:35-10:1

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 

36 When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them  because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

10 And He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction

We have studied the hardship of doing the First Christmas. The Works of God involve faith. Persistent, enduring belief, God is going to see us through. 

Mary is told she is chosen of God and will be known throughout time. 

The next events in Mary's faith and life, have her leaving in great haste, we are not even told if she is accompanied. But she is not greeted by the Priest and head of household. She is greeted merely by the woman of the house... and her unborn baby. If you'd met the Archangel Gabriel and you were mute, wouldn't you find the time to greet your cousin who had also met Archangel Gabriel?  Wouldn't you want to compare notes and find a solution to being mute?

We know Mary was exactly following, just as God wanted, her blessed life. It must have all seemed overwhelming to Mary. God with her. By faith.

Jesus is always greeted by the man of the house, except with Lazarus is dead or the man of the house is the 7th husband, who isn't actually a husband.  Mary is going to take her life on faith. God's Promises are True and God keeps His Word.

The First Christmas only had Works of God giving a Heavenly Glory.

Making the Scripture Passage for Christmas not too unusual.

Matthew 9:35-10:1

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 

36 When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them  because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

10 And He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction

Jesus is known as God of Love. God of Encouragement. 

Jesus has called out. Invited. Warmed the Heart. Made His Love known and completed in us, who believe. And in the Joy Jesus tells us He has found in Life, He had given us warmth and knowledge of Heaven.

Jesus is saying in this Scripture, He gives us the gifts we need to accomplish our Love to mankind.

Jesus tells us, the Gates of Heaven have a Key. The Key is really believing in Christ Jesus, the One who tells us accomplishing the Works of God require Faith. Jesus says the work of mankind is to believe the One Who Sent Him.  That's to the Point. Meaningful.

The Gates of Heaven  - we learn in this Relationship with Jesus, God's Son, King of Kings, The Gates of Heaven always remain Open. Always Open. Always.  - And Jesus then gives us an invitation during this time of these difficult years: 

Hebrews 4:16 

 Let us then

 with confidence

 draw near to the throne of grace, 

that we may receive mercy 

and find grace

 to help in time of need.

The Daily Work of Jesus being Grace upon Grace - we find Jesus is telling the people He encounters deliberately with His Father's Help and Word, Jesus is asking the Children of God, to ask Jesus what they require, need, believe, and know God would want to hear. 

The Throne of the Almighty is at your Prayer Life - Given.  The Lord's Prayer opens our Prayer Life to say, "Pray for more of Heaven upon earth."  Pray for the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory of God. Jesus tells us He is our Friend, pray impudently. Pray as if Father God is in bed and it's midnight. Pray to the last minute. Overwhelm Him with Prayer and Pray as a friend and Pray as if You can convince Him with your... Hope. Pray with Hope.

Pray like the people who went to the roof, climbed the roof while dragging their friend, removed the roof and lowered their friend into Jesus' willingness and Love.  Hope. Pray, Converse, Convince with Hope. Do the work. 

Abba, Father,

Your Promises are Sure.

Your Word is Love.

Dwell in us.

Dwell in those we Love.

Help us to seek You first.

With Your Holy Spirit, we will see You more and more.

Encourage us in this Life

and we will finish well.

Please pray for the people in my family with Covid. They both have the variety without taste and smell.

Additionally, Please pray for the two girls in my family who have been in the ICU during this Christmas Season

to be strong and well.

Hopefully, Lord Jesus, this Cataract Surgery will happen this year, in January. Not like last year. 

We pray Peace across the Nation, for our families to have Love and Peace, 

the Soul of our Nation

and His enfolding Love of His Good Creation.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. 

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, 

even as I am fully known.

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

For ourselves, for our families,

for our steadfast goodness in endurance

with 

Faith

Hope 

and Love

The Greatest is Love.

The Highest Name of Christ Jesus the Lord God Almighty Savior.

Alleluia

Amen.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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Matthew 2:9-11 ~ offered Him

 

Matthew 2:9-11

After listening to the king, they went on their way. 

And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 

11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, 

and they fell down and worshiped him. 

Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Job 5:9

He performs wonders unfathomed, marvelous miracles that cannot be counted.

Job 5:9

He performs wonders unfathomed, marvelous miracles that cannot be counted.

Living Words of God Almighty Father. 

Let's begin with Good News! I love this passage. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Babe, Lamb and Son of God, and His Mother, have had an upgrade. They are in a house! Someone has great heart in the Nativity. 

Bringing us to our lead photo for this Scripture Post.  Honor. Heart. Keep. 

In this Advent Season, these are mighty fine distinctions. 

Omicron and Travel have left a mark on Christmas Travel

But not Christmas.

Advent for our family has seen the planning of two Funeral Memorials to late 80s elderly, frail family members with Covid fatality. Two Memorial Services. Unrelated illness, two more living people with Covid, vaccinated, in my late mother's house. Next. Two ICU family members after the two deaths, two Memorials, two living Covid cases - to young family members. And then a third case of Covid. Now a third infant preemie in the NIC unit.  Gasp, with about four horrendous upheaval loud and emotional ... discussions. Family wide. With some warm-hearted, new reunions of heart.

(If you are counting, that's 14 events of some heavy measure.)

And today... two more cases of Covid, probably Delta variant with smell and taste loss.  16.

And an Ambulance noise physically in the background as I type this. Lord Jesus, we need You everywhere. Amen and Amen.

Christmas Eve is when we got the news, this gonna be Christmas with Edward and me, unless my 

son decides my humor is going to fly, and they are going to take me up on the Monty Python "Comfy Chair" ... below...

Christmas has not flown. The Miraculous is still Wondrously Available.

We have to adjust our sights on our View Point. 

A Heart, Soul Adjustment.

Still some Blue Sky

Last year, there was an astonishing display of Christmas Lights beginning November 1st.

We were new to Pandemic.

This Christmas Season, driving across Houston suburbs, we were taking our son's door step dinner, Chicken Noodle Asian Soup. I was saddened to see very few Christmas Lights. When I was in High School, you could count on Christmas Lights burning out in one season. And we would dash to the Pharmacy to pick them up because it was late at night as we discovered the inevitable Christmas Lights were dead.

Now, we have much more reliable Christmas Lights. If you look closely, you see some are scratched and changed to more mellow colors.

Honor. Heart. Keep.

I'm fine with Christmas being quieter. The Spirit of Christmas is Love. We will see these last three cases of Covid survive well. We will see the people we love again.  We will see those who have entered Triumphant into Heaven, God's Kingdom again.

This year putting out the Christmas Tree, I realized, all the Christmas gear isn't for show. Honoring Jesus. This is honoring Christ in our heart. With Love for all we know, to be basked in the glow of Light.  And if this Light isn't seen, this is still the Love I feel having demonstration for those we Love, Honor and Cherish. A demonstration of Love.  And like God isn't Immanuel to touch and hold, this Love is steadfast and will be here glowing, even if we look forward to a better day. 

Thank God and His Mercies.

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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