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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Haggai 1:1-8 ~ that I, The Lord, may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.

 


FREEDOM
FREEDOM
FREEDOM

King Darius
sets the prisoners
FREE

And inquires to their progress
as pilgrims in an abandoned land.
Reclamation!
Redemption
Renewal

Life!



Who is Darius? His is the One the Books of God and this mountain tell us is..

Darius is the Slave Freer. The man, the king who has helped the slaves return to their homeland. Part of the Bible and History in the Babylonian Cuneiform.




FREEDOM
FREEDOM
FREEDOM

Darius promises to return all 'exiles' other nations would call slaves. And at the base of his mosaic, he praises God as his Helper. 

Who is Darius? It's difficult to tell, there are numerous Kings named Darius with various numbers behind their name.  But we can know, this Darius is excellent and biblical.

Because the Next King is the 3rd King, 
Nebuchadnezzar II and Cyrus had promised to return the Children of Israel to Judah.
Darius decides he will act upon this promise.

Fitting nicely into Jeremiah explaining 70 years of exile. 
The Babylonian Cuneiform tells us the Captivity began in 597 BC and the times frame of the 3 Kings i 527 BC. And this is God's Word and is fulfilled! And in this Chapter and the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah. 

(c. 1000 BC, Israel was split in half almost immediately after King Solomon died due to the arrogance of his only son. And Judah or Judea will exist until 70 A.D. the natural time of death of Jesus, from the Tribe of Judah.) (And 2,000 years later - Israel exists again. Very, immensely pleasing.)



Another really amazing and God Centered point, 70 years of Babylonian Exile

 

Haggai 1:1-8



1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 

2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: 
These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” 

3 Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet,

 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. 6 You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: 
Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.




Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.


Haggai 1 has the time and season of fulfilling God's Word to Jeremiah about 70 years of slavery and captivity in The Babylonian Empire.  The people return to ruins, blackened, charred ruins. When many Jews, like the family of Esther, Hadassah, elected to stay in the Babylonian Empire for the comfort of daily life.

Nehemiah 2 describes returning to the homeland they had longed for, for 70 years.


The ruins were charred with fire.




Nehemiah 2

11 I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days, 12 I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on.
 


13 By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire. 






14 Then I moved on toward the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was not enough room for my mount to get through; 15 so I went up the valley by night, examining the wall. Finally, I turned back and reentered through the Valley Gate.



  16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work.



17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” 


18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me.

They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.




19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. “What is this you are doing?” they asked. “Are you rebelling against the king?”

20 I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”





And the Slaves, who had been called Exiles by Nebuchadnezzar II, set about living in safety and comfort.





Israel and Judah had wars before. 

If we compare the end of the 2nd Exodus, we could consider the time when God acted through Isaiah and King Hezekiah.  The tribes of Israel had been enslaved by the Assyrians and many tribes ceased to exist. Their lines ended. Could not find descendants.  

King Hezekiah's father, Ahaz, knew the threat of the Assyrians, and he encouraged the people to worship on the mountains. So Hezekiah could strip the Temple of gold and live comfortably as a puppet king of the conquering Assyrians.  In fact, Hezekiah did strip the Temple door to send the Assyrians gold and suddenly decided to follow God instead of stripping His Temple for the comfort of Hezekiah.


CONSIDER KING HEZEKIAH
739 BC
250 Years after King David
and King Solomon


2 Chronicles 29 ~ opened the doors of the House of the Lord


1 Kings 6:2
The Temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.

A cubit is considered to be about 18 – 20 inches, so the temple was about 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. In the modern world, the size is not vast like skyscrapers, football stadiums or airports. However, we've probably never seen a Church covered in gold.




Hezekiah is One of the Most Prosperous Kings 
Recorded as Amazingly Victorious Kings 
To Demand Judea, Judah, the Children of Jacob Israel
Will not bow down to the Assyrian Army
and Will be Free from
the Assyrian Empire

And IN HIS FAITHFULNESS
God has Showered His Blessings on The Children Of ISRAEL

Judah Rises, seeing Israel has become Assyria's captive
and at least 3 tribes disappear from their History due
to war and slavery.

Judah begins to dig tunnels, World War II style
to give them water under siege and protect them
from Assyria.

But Assyria was Nineveh and they are interested
in the Temple and the Jewish God Almighty.
Even Jonah has a place in God's Plan for Generations.


2 Chronicles 29



Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old,
 and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. 

His mother's name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.

In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.


 He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east and said to them, 


“Hear me, Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place. For our fathers have been unfaithful and have done what was evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They have forsaken him and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord and turned their backs. They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.

Therefore the wrath of the Lord came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes. For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, in order that his fierce anger may turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.”

12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; 13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. 15 They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord16 The priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and they brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it and carried it out to the brook Kidron.

17 They began to consecrate on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. Then for eight days they consecrated the house of the Lord, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the showbread and all its utensils. 19 All the utensils that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and consecrated, and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.”

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and threw it against the altar. And they slaughtered the rams, and their blood was thrown against the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs, and their blood was thrown against the altar. 23 Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them, 24 and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

25 And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the commandment of David and of Gad the king's seer and of Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the Lord through his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27 Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29 When the offering was finished, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped. 30 And Hezekiah the king and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.

31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to [filled your hand for] the Lord. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the Lord.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord33 And the consecrated offerings were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep. 34 But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished—for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves. 35 Besides the great number of burnt offerings, there was the fat of the peace offerings, and there were the drink offerings for the burnt offerings.

Thus the service of the house of the Lord was restored. 36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.


The events and choices of our lives define us. Solomon said the day of adversity is surely from the Lord as the day of blessing.

Hezekiah is 25 years old when he becomes 14th King of Judah. In his era, Hezekiah is middle aged. Hezekiah is coming to God's Kingdom in a time of great stress. The Assyrian Empire is a huge and powerful force Hezekiah has seen take down the Kingdom of Israel. Peaking back at the last chapter - Ahaz, Hezekiah's father, did not have a victorious reign. He turned his back on the Temple of God and closed the doors - sacrificing to every god, all over the place, and turning to other kings to fight battle for Judah.

How can we imagine a king turning his back on this wonder in the world, this gold Temple and the glorious history of the Lord's power and intervention? Sadly, we can understand this. We see people every day who have decided the Lord's promises do not belong to them.

The Temple of the Lord seemed a fairy tale to Ahaz. He cast his hopes away from the Temple. Ahaz had the benefit of knowing Isaiah. He didn't listen or believe. Perhaps Ahaz was thinking if he made the Temple obsolete, future generations would be able to dismantle the Temple gold to pay armies and make financial arrangements.

Hezekiah could have pillaged the gold covering the Temple. Later, he would try this and cry out to God. Crying to God worked better. Hezekiah forged a path away from asking other kingdoms for help. He relied solely upon the Lord.

Hezekiah opened the doors of the House of the Lord. I'm sure not all who witnessed Hezekiah rely upon the Lord agreed or were pleased. But Hezekiah left a legacy of Scripture written about his faith, his victory, and the wonders of God's works. Hezekiah opened the doors of the House of the Lord, the possibilities from following God were endless.

2 Kings 19:
Isaiah said to them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have reviled me. Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.’”

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. 17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone.”

2 Kings 20
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Now, O Lord, please remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you.

2 Chronicles 30:19-21
19 who sets his heart to seek God, the Lord, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.” 20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people. 21 And the people of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness, and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with all their might to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 32:19-21
19 And they spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they spoke of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men's hands.

20 Then Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed because of this and cried to heaven. 21 And the Lord sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.

2 Chronicles 32:23-30

And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from that time onward.

24 In those days Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death, and he prayed to the Lord, and he answered him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah did not make return according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore wrath came upon him and Judah and Jerusalem. 26 But Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

27 And Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made for himself treasuries for silver, for gold, for precious stones, for spices, for shields, and for all kinds of costly vessels; 28 storehouses also for the yield of grain, wine, and oil; and stalls for all kinds of cattle, and sheepfolds. 29 He likewise provided cities for himself, and flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great possessions. 30 This same Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

Hezekiah's Water Tunnel




The passage reads:
... the tunnel ... and this is the story of the tunnel while ...
the axes were against each other and while three cubits were left to cut? ... the voice of a man ...
called to his counterpart, (for) there was ZADA in the rock, on the right ... and on the day of the
tunnel (being finished) the stonecutters struck each man towards his counterpart, ax against ax and flowed
water from the source to the pool for 1200 cubits. and 100?
cubits was the height over the head of the stonecutters ...
Zada means prosperous or fortunate.


2 Chronicles 32 ~ And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem and precious things




The Bulla explain Amazing Prosperity Blessings 
Trade with Assyria and Egypt.

King Hezekiah's bulla or seal. In the Josef Chaim Kaufman Collection, Archaeological Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Found also is Hezekiah's servant seal, which hung on a cord for the honored person to wear. Archaeologically, there is no doubt of these seals. Archaeologically, Hezekiah is supremely rich of finds - 2 actual seals of Hezekiah's, at least 5 bullae belonging to servants of Hezekiah, the tunnels for water, the Shiloah Inscription and the evidence of abundance in purchasing. Plus the historical knowledge of the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel and the wealth and independence of the Kingdom of Hezekiah's Judah in the midst of the Assyrian Empire.

All of these bullae bear the name of Hezekiah, without doubt. The Scriptures record abundance in Hezekiah's time. It would also make sense products were purchased in abundance.

2 Chronicles 31:5-10
As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything. And the people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the dedicated things that had been dedicated to the Lord their God, and laid them in heaps. In the third month they began to pile up the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel. And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. 10 Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”


This bulla, and the seal on the Papyrus, are for an Egyptian order of grain for Hezekiah.








After a Plague of slavery,  the children of Israel return to Jerusalem. To find it is invaded regularly by thugs. Safety is major concern. And they have freedom and housing. God has to stop them several times and remind them to now work on the wall for the safety of all. Later, He makes them brave to stop work on fortification and work on the Temple. Mistakes are made. The mistakes affect History today. The Samarians were the remnant and became the outsiders.


After a Plague of wars, Israel is wiped out. Ahaz dies. Hezekiah steps in. And stops. Asking himself is God a Savior to His People? After seeing war, slavery, death and destruction, Judah is willing to take up collections and build the tunnels for water and safety. At one point, Hezekiah has to ask they stop giving - because the gifts have no place to go.


When we have a Pandemic and so many aspects of life change. We must make sure. Consider your ways. Go high up in our thoughts and live in the meaningful portions of life. Let God take pleasure in our days, that He may be Glorified, says The Lord.


Consider your ways. 8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.














Abba, Father,

We see so many sights in this life
that generations before us have not seen.

You gave Jesus Ascent into Heaven
letting us know
where Jesus is.

We have lived in turbulent times
and see parents with small children
having concern written on their faces.

And in this mercy we hope
for one another
we will build
up the Body of Christ
Stronger,
Mercifully
and filled with Love.

In Jesus, we ask
Dwell in us, Father
Send Your Holy Spirit as Helper
Dwell in those we love
and 
Help us to seek You first
And in Jesus,
we will finish well.

Making our hearts, mind and soul where Jesus is proud of us.
 Today and tomorrow!

Our prayers. Our works. Our words. Our Hope. Our Future.
 Jesus be in these hopes for a plan.
Send Your Word, Please. 
You uphold the Universe With Your Word.

We lift up to Your Mercy, for relief rain
and gentle weather. Recovery for those in 
trauma and difficulty.


We pray with Texas for the weather to have gentle rain. 
God bless.


Our God is working. His Son, 
Jesus is working.
And we say Amen in Jesus.
Thank You, Father.
AMEN.









Thank You, Abba.
Thank You, Jesus Christ.
Alleluia 
Amen.






♔ Lord Jesus Saves †








Thanks, be unto the Lord

and His Blessings




To all who Love Him


and bring


more Heaven to earth








Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Psalm 68:33,34 ~ Ascribe the power to God †





One of the best things about doing Youth Ministry, remembering still brings joy and a big smile, is remembering when the ice maker would go out and Edward would have to get up and fix it. When our friend, the Priest, was here, Edward could move the refrigerator, fix the water tubes, test it and this would all work in a NASCAR flat 5 minutes. If the Youth Minister and the Priest weren't playing Poker with the kids, or teaching guitar and a lesson, it could be 35 minutes of yelling and blue clouds. 

So, I just loved when the ice maker chose to go out during Youth Ministry.



The Temple made use of many tools to think of God first. And the magnificent steps, holding so many, would perform and sing the Ascent of the Stairs. Psalm 119, the longest Psalm, would use each letter of the Alphabet and climb the stairs. This was for High, Holy occasions. 





Not every day, not every occasion gives us a season of top-notch capacity.


But no matter what the place is, we can aspire and attain, the drive
to get this in the higher and better - heart, function, hope, kindness,
energy to try again. To attain the Goodness and Fullness of God.

It's not useful, in this time and season, to not acknowledge feeling like
we were on the .... middle of the stairs and feeling good about this -
= to suddenly feeling like we start on the glum lower stairs again.

In the give and take of the pull and push of good and Evil -
we have acknowledged to each other - we are all struggling.
Compassion is actually on the middle steps. Good News.

But no matter how we feel about the day,
we can seek and find with all our longing
God is with us and is for us. And the climb isn't so
tough as we thought before we looked for His Hand, again.



 
Which really explains Nehemiah 8:10. 

The Joy of the Lord is our Strength


When we realize we are going forth, even in trepidation and some anxiety, but we can find the Strength to Believe, we are going to have more optimism, more strength, more joy and Hope.

So many times, we can find a song that will inspire us. What we are doing is nourishing our lives. When I worked for the almost 4 years at Pro Life, talking to pregnant young women, Mothers with children, people with STI, we would talk about listening to Christian Radio. To have the nourishment of optimism.

We all have some complexities, but we can find the better working aspects of what we are given and let this be the portion of our lives driving the engine of ourselves.

One of the aspects of the vast clash of opinions is like the Circles of the Deep.



That original photo, however, originates from a 2007 research cruise of oceanographers studying the role that iron plays in the Gulf of Alaska, and how that iron reaches certain areas in the northern Pacific.

 Ken Bruland, professor of ocean sciences at University of California-Santa Cruz, was on that cruise. In fact, he was the one who snapped the pic. He said the purpose of the cruise was to examine how huge eddies -- slow moving currents -- ranging into the hundreds of kilometers in diameter, swirl out from the Alaska coast into the Gulf of Alaska. Those eddies often carry with them huge quantities of glacial sediment thanks to rivers like Alaska's 286-mile-long Copper River, prized for its salmon and originating from the Copper Glacier far inland. It empties out east of Prince William Sound, carrying with it all that heavy clay and sediment. And with that sediment comes iron. "Glacier rivers in the summertime are like buzz saws eroding away the mountains there," Bruland said. "In the process, they lift up all this material -- they call it glacial flour -- that can be carried out." Once these glacial rivers pour out into the larger body of water, they're picked up by ocean currents, moving east to west, and begin to circulate there. This is one of the primary methods that iron -- found in the clay and sediment of the glacial runoff -- is transported to iron-deprived regions in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska. As for that specific photo, Bruland said that it shows the plume of water pouring out from one of these sediment-rich rivers and meeting with the general ocean water. 

It's also a falsehood that these two types of water don't mix at all, he said. "They do eventually mix, but you do come across these really strong gradients at these specific moments in time," he said. Such borders are never static, he added, as they move around and disappear altogether, depending on the level of sediment and the whims of the water. There is much study being conducted on how this iron influences marine productivity, in particular its effects on the growth of plankton, which Bruland referred to as "the base of the food chain." But rivers aren't the only way that glacier sediment finds its way into the Gulf of Alaska -- occasionally strong winds can whip up enough silt to create a cloud of dust that's visible even from space as it is being carried out to sea. So next time somebody shares a "really cool photo" of "the place where two oceans meet," feel free to let them know the science behind the phenomenon.


There is a point to all of this conflict.
We define how we will stand. We are not so asleep to the fact life has an end on this earth, as when facing a Pandemic. Suddenly the internet was buzzing with Scripture reading. And then, seeing the differences between how the Renaissance faced death with the Black Plagues, we didn't feel as brave and smart. Suddenly our meaningful lives were going to struggle. But we know we are more aware of what the long term goals are. 


 Proverbs 27:17 

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.






Psalm 68:33,34





To Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; 

Behold, 
His mighty voice resounds. 

34 Ascribe the power to God, 
whose majesty 
is over Israel, 
whose strength 
is in the skies. 



Always look for the glimpses of Heaven

Psalm 29:1

Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings, 
ascribe to the LORD glory 
and strength.




Psalm 150:1

Hallelujah! 
Praise God in His sanctuary. 
Praise Him in His mighty heavens.



1 Timothy 4

6 By pointing out these things to the brothers, 
you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, 
nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction 
that you have followed.

7 But reject irreverent, silly myths. 
Instead, train yourself for godliness. 
8 For physical exercise is of limited value, 
but godliness is valuable in every way, 
holding promise for the present life 
and for the one to come. 

9 This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

10 To this end we labor and strive,
 because we have set our hope on the living God, 
who is the Savior of everyone, 
and especially of those who believe. 
Command and teach these things.







Philippians 3:1

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. 

To write the same things to you, 
to me indeed is not grievous, 
but for you, it is safe.






Proverbs 3

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, 
and lean not on your own understanding; 
6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, 
and He will make your paths straight.











Abba, Father,

You alone are the LORD. 
You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, 
and 
all their starry hosts,
 the earth and all that is on it,
 the seas and all that is in them. 

You give life to everything, 
and the multitudes of Heaven worship you.




You are God of all grace, 
calling us to Your glory 
in Christ eternal,
with only small suffering,
You will,
 Yourself, restore us 
and make us strong, firm and steadfast.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, You are for us. 

Cover us, the ones we Love and You Love 
with the Strong Name of Jesus.

 Covering all of us, the world, You will save in Jesus Christ. 

Thank You, Father,
You have given us Jesus Christ
and
Dwell in us,
dwell in those we Love, God of Love.
God of Hope. 
God of Encouragement.
Help us to seek You
First
and 
we will finish well in Jesus Christ.


We know Your Love, Salvation, Promises
and Blessings. 
Thank You.

Knowing we are very Blessed in Jesus. Amen.
Felt so Blessed to have some rain.





Thank You, Abba.
Thank You, Jesus Christ.
Alleluia 
Amen.






♔ Lord Jesus Saves †








Thanks, be unto the Lord

and His Blessings




To all who Love Him


and bring


more Heaven to earth









Sunday, September 24, 2023

Ephesians 3:19 ~ to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God

 










When our hearts reach to our soul and call to our Father. When we cry out in worship, to have hope, cry out in anger and injustice, when we are afraid, like a child. When a child is born: we glimpse the Glory of God. Suddenly, we feel so like dust, a speck in time. And in this Glory, we are filled and pleased just to exist to give God His Well Earned Glory. 

In the calm of rural peace, every star in the sky seems within reach. Time seems to stop and we understand the glory of being just mankind, born to give The Lord God Almighty, His Holy Spirit and His Wonderful Son Jesus the Glory.

Strife falls away as momentary. Envy is utterly worthless. God knows our Hearts and the Heart will Sing with all its Soul Given Strength. We know the eyes of faith have seen the Eternal open with Welcome and Well Known Arms. The One Who has Named us. Knows all of us. Love larger than the skies, glimpsing His Glory. The Heavens He knows and calls by Name. This is the One Who Will Comfort and Sustain us forever. The Glory, The Beauty, The Peace of the Lord God, Forever.













 

Ephesians 3:19




to know 
the love of Christ 
that surpasses knowledge, 
that you may be filled 
with all the fullness of God.







Abba, Father,

Dwell in us, Father.
Help the ones we Love to have You dwelling in them.
Bless us with Your Love,
Help us to Seek You First.
And 
we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,
Your Son.
Amen.






♔ Lord Jesus Saves †








Thanks, be unto the Lord

and His Blessings




To all who Love Him


and bring


more Heaven to earth










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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











Repeat and Repeat







Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
there would be days like this
Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

Seventh Level of Heaven







Shepherd

Smile!



Time Management





Life and Travels of Paul

Shroud

Transfiguration



True
The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



Trust Him

Uncomfortable Scripture

Video Game Player

Visual







Who is like our God?

Willingly

Works and Grace
Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
Holy Spirit Approved by the First Council Nicaea and St. Nicholas
Included by the Essenes in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Today included by the Catholic Church
God wants to save the world.
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