Matthew 3:12 ~ He will clear

 

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing fork is in His hand, 

and He will clear 

His threshing floor 

and gather His wheat into the barn,

 but the chaff 

He will burn with unquenchable fire.

Now, importantly, Matthew 3:12 is Jesus. 

Not us. He is the only one who is good. We sometimes spend a lot of time in Christian circles figuring out who is the wheat or the weed or the chaff. We shouldn't. Proverbs says only that person and God knows the heart. Because we are not Jesus' head - He is. Alone. He is God.

This passage calls us to remember. We are like Jesus, our people in our lives are not always specifically chosen by us. Just given by Father God. Neither did Jesus change Himself for Pharisees or Disciples. Jesus spoke truth with mercy, day after day, at cost to Himself. 

Is the main verse a repeat Scripture? Yes.  Revelation appears, to me, to be a Father in such sadness. Like David for Absalom. Sorrow to find treachery and no love, just selfishness.  Hell does not continue. The Children of God are not forsaken to an eternity of torture. 

Revelation 21:8 

But as for the cowardly, 

the faithless, 

the detestable, 

as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, 

their portion 

will be 

in the lake that burns with fire 

and sulfur, 

which is the second death.

Hell does not continue. The anguish is over.

Jesus is the LORD and Salvation. Jesus speaks God's words. Jesus lives God's promises.

Jesus Christ prays in John 17, an eternally Good News Word of God for us. Because we are not Jesus, we will not decide anyone's fate. We will do like Jesus, we will hold the people in our lives and lift them to God. Jesus told us He is the Prince of Peace. He decides. 

God came to save the world in Jesus Christ. Not sanctify the world itself. A person who couldn't tell their parents who they were. Who had family laugh at their morality, in a time our culture valued morality. A person who wanted to make sure their children were the emotional slaves to ensure old age comfort. Conversations would vere between overtly and subtly pernicious. This person stole gifts at family events, holidays, Christian celebrations and crosses from different people. The motto in life written beside the bed was, "God won't love you more, if you are good." Actions and words are the fruit of our heart and soul. The fruit of our actions and words are the tree. Only Jesus saves us, seeing more than we can see. 

This week, we had our front yard Cross have the arm knocked off. Security Cameras are a nice situation, we found out within the hour who did it. Called the company. They will figure this out. We live in an odd time. The Cross fit back together with Silicone Glue within the hour and looks exactly the same. God is resilient. God's Work is steadfast. The Cross has always been a beleaguered symbol of God's Holiness overcomes and wins. I'm pleased with my yard cross to be enduring. Prevail Jesus Christ! Amen!

The Prodigal Son life determines what our portion will be in Jesus Christ.

We pray.  

Matthew 23:27

How often would I have gathered your children together
 as a hen gathers her brood under her wings,
 and you were not willing!

Abba, Father,

 I am grateful to be the chick under Your Wings. 

I abide in You. Willingly and with gratitude.

We are praying for Healthy Weather and Economy 

with Physical and Emotional Health

for ourselves,

our families,

our communities,

neighborhood

and

this nation.

For Your Good Creation.

Blessed are You, Jesus. 

I abide in You, Father God. 

I give You praise for giving me

 the tools to live the life 

You want me to have. 

Thank You for the Holy Spirit. 

I give You my gratitude You are at work and hear our prayers. 

I thank You, endlessly, 

You told us to pray 

and always have hope. 

In Jesus our Alleluia, Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Psalm 130 ~ wait for the Lord, my soul waits

 

Psalm 130

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A Song of Ascents.

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!

2O Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive

to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,

O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness,

that you may be feared.

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,

and in His Word I hope;

 my soul waits for the Lord

more than watchmen for the morning,

more than watchmen for the morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord!

For with the Lord there is steadfast love,

and with him is plentiful redemption.

 And he will redeem Israel

from 

all his iniquities. 

Of course, we are not the only people, the only generation, who have experienced profound change. Today, I heard conversation of a multi generational household, with love and carrying for the elderly, living in their home, being cold due to the price of necessities.  I have only heard about freezing indoor temperatures in the late 1970s, during a mini-ice age. These are a reminder to pray, these caring conversations.  Working to provide, conversations. 

The news does not report the worldwide highest usage year of coal, as the news reports climate change and electric cars. We have no plan for mass transit, as equality is discussed endlessly. This isn't equality.

The stock market knows coal stocks have soared. Probably so high, there isn't room for more profitability in coal stocks. This isn't reported in the news. The inequality of air conditions we all share. Equality.  2020 Blue pandemic skies. Clear water in Venice, 2021 dolphins. 

When we have a time requiring prayer. When our hands do not make change, we all pray. It's easy to be emotional and then discouraged. Waiting and prayer is the work Jesus told us about.

John 6:29 

Jesus told them, 

“This is the only work God wants from you: 

Believe in the One He has sent.”

Daniel is poignant during waiting. His relationship with The Lord was profound, like Jeremiah, and days, years and seasons could be foretold.

Daniel 12:12

Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 

13 But go your way till the end. 

And you shall rest 

and shall stand 

in your allotted place at the end of the days.

Micah makes an excellent point. Perfect.

Micah 5:7

Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples 

like dew from the Lord, 

like showers on the grass, 

which 

delay not for a man 

nor wait for the children of man.

People have trepidation to wait in expectation. And we quickly remember Jesus saying to have faith.

This can lead to some fault finding within ourselves. As we grow up, we hear encouragement to be brave and not show fear, overcome fear with self suppression.  Walking in faith isn't about self suppression, this is the ability to tell the Lord, our Father, we have fear to see difficulties around us.  The ability to express who we truly are to Him. I used to be bothered and uncomfortable with the Ten Talents. The risk-takers were the 10 Talent and 5 Talent Servants, believing not in overcoming, believing in success with the Lord.  Reaching past worry.  

The worriers in life, think. And the faithful people, the Scriptures, record there have been many worriers.  Like the Holy Family, finding Jesus Christ is not being watched over carefully as a child. Sure, Joseph dreams Angels and Mary meets Archangels. And Jesus is not with their pilgrimage. What would you tell the Lord?  The crisis you never expected, that, causes worry.

We know many people are fully aware what is what, and how life should be lived. Fact. We know we have been in pandemic, and we know pandemic can create Renaissance after the angry, crazies shake out of the box.  Historically, we can have Hope. 

There is another reason. God's wonders tend to center around the 500 year mark. We are within 100 years of Israel existing as a nation.  With all certainty, we are in a time God is moving.  Believe in the Beauty of God's Works. 

Hope is flowing

like a River

Flowing out to

you and me

spreading out into

the desert

setting 

ALL

the 

people 

free

Love is flowing

Like a River

Flowing out to

you and me

spreading out

into the desert

setting

ALL

the people 

free

Abba, Father,

You have given us

Jesus

and 

He is Living Water.

Let the balm of Jesus Christ

enter into our difficulties.

Creating a path of peace.

Dwell in us each day,

Live in those we Love,

Surround us, we pray, to be filled

with Hope and Love

Please help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Give us Your Will

and we will see

more of Heaven on earth

this day.

We ask for help in healing

in our Nation

and in Your Good Creation.

Bless You as our Living Bread.

The Blessing of Jesus

surrounds us,

open our gratitude

and expectation

we ask

in Jesus.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus

36th Year Anniversary

 

Abba, Father God,

John 15

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4

 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain

 in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, 

ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 

8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 

10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, 

just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 

13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, 

for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other. 

To live in Your Grace and Mercy

Knowing to put down the worries that were pointless and fruitless in the past.

In Jesus Christ, to have Your Grace and go forth. Forgiven of old worries.

To press on to Seek You First.

To daily include and invite, You, to dwell in me.

And in those I love, the people God has given me.

And be grateful.

To forgive those who have given Judgement, as I have judged. 

To be wiser, to rejoice.

Rejoice in faith, hope and Love and not be tossed by my doubts

and not tossed by doubts of others.

Hold tightly to Jesus Christ daily.

To be Blessed to ask more Heaven on earth.

To find more Heaven on earth.

Be more Heaven on earth.

To pray for good health for God's Good Creation.

Be Grateful.

Believing, this is sympathy of the world for 

one another.

The Lord Jesus remember miracles.

Even of not our own choosing.

The hopes we put in knowing of Miracles of Yours

and Prayer 

moving Your hand.

We pray for those who are ill

and asked for prayer. Covering them

in the Willingness of Jesus.

Keep us in Jesus,

This Republic, the people of the Republic.

 The world needing kindness and a hope

of peace from this hugely stressful season.

We pray for the United States Congress.

We need you. It will turn out well,

we have read the Last Page of the Bible and this ends well.

 

Our Governors and Legislatures for help and wisdom.

Giving Thanks to those keeping Mercy and Justice.

Let's agree in prayer, 

Keeping the joyful thought of Eighty percent of

people pray.

 And not worrying too much about this poll or that.

God forgives the sin of our youth, and

knowing the Church has always welcomed

those of years in the pews for a long time.

His Love is flowing, now, for us

and the people who will come to a prayer and faith life.

His Mercy Renews Daily.

Thank God,

Thank God,

Thank Jesus.

Amen with prayer in Jesus

and Your Righteousness.

Please Availeth this one much.

Amen.

Lord Father, Thank You for

hearing our Prayers

in  Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus