Luke 7:1-10 ~ Jesus went with them †

 

Luke 7:1-10

Vintage photographs from the 1800s are interesting.

Rarely did the population in little Israel towns change from the

Birth of Christ, to the 1900s.

This is a Vintage Photo of Capernaum from the 1800s,

a colorized black and white photo.

Capernaum was created by the Roman Empire,

to be a fishing, farming village to feed the influx

of the population.

When Rome invaded in 70 AD, 

Capernaum was not destroyed.

And didn't see destruction until the 13th Century AD.

Also, fulfilling the prophecies Jesus gave different little towns

in the Gospels.

After He had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. 

Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him to come and heal his servant. 

4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” 

6 And Jesus went with them. 

When He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 

When Jesus heard these things, 
He marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, 

“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 

10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.


Doubt.
God doesn't enjoy it. And no one began faith journeys, without doubts.
Life is in progress.

We all have our doubts, daily. And overcome in Jesus Christ.

John 6:29

The work of mankind

is to believe the One He has sent.

The Goal is to Finish in Faith.
Our destination is Jesus Christ.
The One who loves you most. Our Hero. The Savior we need. Jesus.
Naked we were born into the world, naked we will leave.

Doubt is an incredibly uncomfortable circumstance for the believer. 






Setting the scene for the Disciples.

The reality of Scripture is about situations of real life. These Disciples of Jesus were in awe of Him as they saw impossible things occur. Then they were completely afraid and ran out on these experiences because they were human and overwhelmed. Their lives were at stake and the work of Jesus looked as if it had failed. And suddenly, they were shown Jesus was alive.

After a life-threatening situation - denial causes the brain to reel back. People will try to act as if they can cope with the disaster as if it was a normal circumstance. Jesus was Alive!!! And did they believe this - sorta - maybe. And two of the Gospels explain that even in the wake of Salvation - people were not perfect and were in doubt.

Now I ask you, is that a fable type story or does this encompass the reality of Violent Death and Government upheaval?

The Scriptures are painting a very real picture of real events. Not platitudes and fable.

Mark 8:23-25

23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

The event of the life of Jesus you just read is recorded by similar stories in the Talmud recordings of the Sanhedrin Council. The actual Sanhedrin Council records the baffling and upsetting miracles surrounding Jesus of Nazareth. Housed in a museum in Scotland. 

What you just read, in Mark 8, is a 2,000-year-old account of recovery from brain surgery. A brain injury recovery.  A Miracle! With logic! Uncovered in this generation. Millenniums after the event, we can see Jesus left us this mystery --- for it to be revealed. Blessed are the eyes that didn't see this miracle and yet believe. My brother, John, found this out from working as an attorney and dealing with cases involving severe and traumatic injury.  He called me from an airport and said, it was incredible and the most real portion of the miracles of Jesus to him.

Jesus is alive and working today.
Fact. And Good News. 

Really think about Mark 8. 
I discussed this in the nineteen seventies with my great-aunt Eloise. I asked here why the trees looked like walking trees. She said because that is the way Jesus decided to work the miracle. It's His Decision and Power.  THIS IS A MIRACLE, EXPLAINED TO OUR GENERATION. 


Reading Hebrews 11, the real people of the real Word of God have had doubts. We all do. And then when we have faith, we wonder how our prayers are in process. The work of mankind it is to Believe the One He has Sent. 

 Jesus always works with sinners, He loves you as you are. 

God knows the Journey we are on. Written in His Book. Psalm 139.

The disciples had time to process, time to adapt, saw the Holy Spirit of God didn't abandon them. Went forth to do such miraculous things in the name of Jesus that the world has never, ever, ever changed this way before. 

We have a spiral of fear with doubt. Will God love me? Is this pointless? God doesn't work on a magic formula. God's Plan is Good and He equips us, He promises, with every good thing to do His Will. The narrow path... this is where life gets meaningful.  God helps sinners, saints, faithful and loves the whole world. If you are talking to God and being very honest, He honestly calls that seeking and He is going to answer. You need to focus on the "Hey, was that answered prayer or was that just om."  That unseen assurance - is God.  Our destination is Jesus. 


If you break down the Victory into steps - it's Life.

The Victory is usually ... Unseen.

Noah had doubts and got drunk.

Abraham had doubts and became a very unhappy fixer.

Well, say this just couldn't happen if the Holy Spirit lives in you - is wrong. John the Baptist wanted to know if Jesus is God. Prophets have the Holy Spirit. So John the Baptist was telling us about life in God.

A relationship. Up and down. Journey forward, real topics. Real life.


This is about having doubts being strengthened and being allowed by God to have the process.
We can have the Tree of Knowledge. We can know all the Bible. We can be the good seed. The struggling seed.

And Knowing that what covers all this knowledge is - LOVE.

Problems known to God - He chose to speak about:
Being pressed to drink.
Being pressed like Noah to be sexually inappropriate.
Being Perez and having your grandson be your son...
Being the Elijah of the New Testament. Just a bit of fire from Heaven. 

WE are Not God.

This is the story of process and journey.
Abide in Jesus. He will abide in you. WE NEED THIS.

This is about having
Forgiveness - John the Baptist preached this. So did Paul and Peter. Labeling SIN as SIN. Seeking Restitution with God.

Knowing the Peace of God on the afternoons John the Baptist saw the crowds come to learn about God. Inside themselves.

This is Jesus telling the Woman on the Hill in Samaria that God will Dwell within us.

This is about John, Peter, Paul and John Mark wanting to be in Relationship with God.

And in Turmoil - finding a way to healing recovery and joy again.
Fear in Divorce
Fear in Economic Trouble
Loss of Child in Death
Changes of Season in Life
A Fruitful Life Looking for Meaning
Always Being Able to Say I'm Learning from God
Seeing God Unfold His Plan, coming to terms with Joy

Saying JESUS - is where we will Trust.
In doubt, in emotion, in joy, in prayer
THE LORD'S PRAYER

We do not have to solve anything totally today. Because God will be for us. We just have to try a little bit. And Try again. And communicate. God had to sweep up after all these amazing people He loves - He probably is going to not drop us on our head and leave us there.

Don't take your whole life, 

make it into a pineapple,

and then devour that in one bite.

Lean a little bit on God.

Matthew 11:28

Then Jesus said, 

"Come to me, all of you who are weary 

and carry heavy burdens, 

and I will give you rest."

Day in, Day out, Seasons Come.
The Church is still Going Forth.
Solutions are God's Specialty.
HE says that He is the destination.
Father God loves you.

Abba, Father, 

Where is our Joy? The adventure of what You have brought us through.

 You have been steadfast. 

How many things have we overcome? Many. 

You are Strong, Lord. 

Make us strong again in Your Might. 

Let us hold up our Problems to You. 

You are our armor, strength and shield. 

The Armor of God cannot be removed. You are our fortress.

In the fortress of God, we will see the mercies of God renew. 

If we don't count the blessings - they fly by unappreciated. 

What is in the Fortress of God - joy and peace in our belief. 

The Power of the Holy Spirit - is hope. 

Compassion and Mercy are the fruit from believers. 

The destination is salvation.

Jesus is compassionate and merciful.

 Our advocate. 

You will call us to defend our hopes with gentleness and respect 

but our defense in You is sure. 

God will call me to do what He strengthens me to do. 

 I trust in Jesus,

our Strong Deliverer.

Amen.

 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

John 5:17 ~ His work

 

John 5:17

 

Jesus said to them, 

“My Father is always at His work 

to this very day, 

and

 I am 

working too.” 

Do you remember swimmer's ear? Probably more when you were a child.

Did you ever hear Rick Warren's Sermon on life being like two trains? 

One train is going on a wonderful voyage and everything looks green and peaceful. The other train is pulling staple supplies and has a job to do. All on the train hope the train can complete the trip because something is needed to continue.  Rick Warren said we are both trains.  Or we are one beautiful train until the next season and we are the working hard train.

Saturday, I was enjoying our front yard with a long time, much enjoyed, neighbor. And her yard as well.

$40 of Ryegrass wards off the winter blues. That's wonderful!

If you look carefully, at the photo below

you will see our Permethrin and Malathion tree man spraying.

This is actually the recipe for head lice.

And, Thank You, Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit

we got the Pine Beetle before it chomped in.

The preventative according to the Arborist:

4 gallons of Neem Oil, follow the label

at the base of the tree. Every 6 months.

Insects hate the scent of the Organic Oil.

The Cat enjoyed the yard with me!

The Gerbera Daisies are thinking the covering made this springtime.

Remember swimmer's ear? A great summer and a few days you are tilting your head and allowing it to bang on the opposite hand? All is fun, but the gummed up, blocked ear.

I've been ignoring the liquid in my ear when I wake up, it merely wipes away. Without going on and on about my ear, I had the most memory making morning today. I woke up deaf in my left ear. Naturally, Edward and I decided to call our longtime, good Doctor, we have known from Church for 2 decades. The office was very kind and said come for an appointment in 30 minutes.  I believe I arrived early. 

While explaining about germs and mildew plant covers, discussing Edward's hospital visit and Covid - I coughed and could hear again!  Luke 2 and the Heavenly Chorus had joy in me. I have allergies, wax build up and fluid behind both intact eardrums with a sinus infection. I went home singing! We walked and the world hasn't looked so green and refreshed and perfect.

How to have a marvelous day, go from deaf to hearing. 

Gratitude will fill every cell and every vista.

The Wondrous gifts of God, our Father, Himself. I could listen to the radio, talk on the phone. Hear every direction for every sound. Climb Every Mountain! The Joy of healing. Thank You, Jesus, Father and Holy Spirit.

Climb every mountain,

Search high and low

Follow every byway

Every path you know

Climb every mountain

Ford every stream

Follow every rainbow

'Til you find your dream

A dream that will lead

all the love you can give

Every day of your life

For as long as you live

Remember the diagnosis said impacted ear wax?  And I had instructions, to remove the wax. And instead, now it feels like 10 feet underwater and about 90% hearing loss.

Those rings are a circle. Yes, indeed.

And we all want to draw from knowing the Power of Scriptures to apply in our daily lives. David was crowned 4 different times and in different time spans to actually becoming King over Israel.  The Virgins, with oil in their lamp, kept the faith.

David knew enough about the back and forth of life, he only went dancing nude once. Most of us have experienced swimmer's ear often enough to not panic and go frothing at the mouth. And instead to wait with prayers and a fine and firm expectation of hope.

I really felt pretty good. And then to be told all this, my, my, my I'm suddenly tired. 

Please join me and pray for my hearing, sinus and allergies all to be in the pink of good Health. A Blessing from the Lord God Almighty. With Thanksgiving for hearing. Thankful hearts for Edward's Hospital Recovery. And the prayers healing Edward when he wouldn't eat during Covid. Thank You, Jesus.

Bloom where you are planted, find Thanks. And Giving.

Abba, Father,

Father, You have said

All these blessings will come on you 

and accompany you 

if you obey the Lord your God.

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns 

and on everything you put your hand to.

 The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

The Lord will establish you as His holy people, as He promised you on oath,

 if you keep the commands of the Lord your God 

and walk in obedience to Him.

We believe Your blessing Father God,

 for ourselves, 

the ones we Love, 

the People You have given us. 

We believe Your Blessing for Our Jesus and Scripture believing Churches. 

We believe this for Your people around the world. 

We will believe this for Our Nation. 

And the Nations of the world,

Your Good Creation,

Calling upon You.

Dwell in me,

Dwell in us,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Thanksgiving

for hearing

and health!

We ask You, Father, in the Name of Jesus.

And in Jesus - this Hope, 

Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus

Ephesians 1 ~ Glory

Ephesians 1

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God

To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
Who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing 

in the heavenly places,

4 even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, 

that we should be holy and blameless before Him.

In love He predestined us for adoption to Himself 

as sons through Jesus Christ,
according to the purpose of His will,
6 to the praise of His glorious grace,
with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.

7 In Him we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace,
8 which He lavished upon us,
in all wisdom and insight
9 making known to us the mystery of His will,
according to His purpose,
which He set forth in Christ

As a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, 

things in heaven and things on earth.

In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of His glory.

13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation,
and believed in Him,
were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until we acquire possession of it,
to the praise of His glory.


15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
16 I do not cease to give thanks for you,
remembering you in my prayers

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of Glory,
may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation

in the knowledge of Him,

Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened,
that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you,
what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power toward us who believe,
according to the working of His great might

This He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
and seated Him at His right hand in the Heavenly places

Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion,
and 

above every name that is named,
not only in this age but also in the one to come.

And He put all things under His feet
and gave Him as head over all things to the Church,
23 which is His body,
the fullness of Him
Who fills all in all.

'The Chosen' 

Season 4 

Takes Second Place in Box Office: 

'This Is Going to Be Big'

When we lift up God's Glory with our own thoughts, Joy arrives. We are built to think about Father God.

THE WILL OF GOD

Blessings in the Heavenly Places - given by our Father in the foundation putting of the world.

Blessed to be of the Beloved.

Lavishing wisdom and insight to find in that glorious day the Mystery of His Will for you. According to this - The Purpose of His Will. 

We will find this in what we are drawn to in Jesus Christ. 

And He will unite us to this. 

Where your heart is warm. 

And in this Good News - We Will Praise God.  Praise in His Purpose for you. 

Thanksgiving will not cease. 

God is the Father of Love. God, our Father of Encouragement. Father of Glory.

God's Presence and His Love warms us to Jesus Christ - His Son and exact representative - where we truly connect there and we are given eyes of clarity - about His Love to you - and our prayers will flow, surround, uplift. Glorious and Immeasurable Greatness.


Our Gracious Father, giving us the Light of Jesus Christ in mankind.

To those who Believe and are promised to be the Children of God:

Our Father, our Almighty Father, 

our Abba,

May the God of Love

God of Encouragement

God of Glory

surround, uplift, encourage

strengthen and sustain you in the Holy Spirit,

 Jesus' gift to us.

In His Good Path

chosen for you.

In Jesus Christ's Great and lavish Love, we see Abba.

For ourselves

the ones we Love

the people God has given us

Uplift our Nation, trusting in You.

Bring peace and more Heaven on earth 

for Nations trusting in You.

Upheld by the Believers 

who are the Children of God 

as His Purpose has called us.

Dwell in me,

Dwell in us,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Our God is working. His Son, 

Jesus is working.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus