James 1:1-15 ~ Count

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James 1:1-15

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:

Greetings.

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts 

is 

like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.

Yesterday, we wrote about the Exodus.  Today, we see the greeting is for the 12 Tribes of the Dispersion.  The Freedom of the Tribes in Jesus Christ.  In Crete, where Titus would live to be ancient, proclaiming the Victory of Jesus. In Rome, where the Gospels would be the fire of Moses, the fire of the Holy Spirit, spreading like daylight over the world. 

We know that France surged forward to vote for more personal Freedoms and the voter turnout was profound and enormous.  The Vote was disturbed by ancient parliamentarian rules.  The Vote is to be protected. We pray France will have the Freedoms they voted for.

We pray for Canada. They have had no voting majority in their culture. Until March of 2022, the Conservative, Freedom seeking Truckers marched against Trudeau.  Creating the first voting Majority of 38% Conservatives seeking Freedom. And how is this progressing?  

Finally in January of 2024, the election Trudeau has held off, comes to fruition. Soon Canada will Vote. Recall, Trudeau froze their bank accounts. 

At the beginning of this millennium, the Christian Churches said this is the time the Christians begin to fill the earth with the Scripture.  

Who had the belief that Good would rise? Who had faith? Faith their voice and their vote could make the world a better place?

Not even a Billion Dollars plus 20 million could years and years of fake spin, false educate, confuse and change the determination to have Freedom. To be governed by the consent of We The People.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go. 

When he is old, he will not depart from it.

Bring on more

Freedom

Love

Mercy

1 Peter 3:21

which corresponds to this, 

now 

saves you, 

not as a removal of dirt from the body 

but 

as an appeal to God 

for 

a good conscience, 

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Abba, Father!

HEALING OUR NATION

We Voted 

and Voted Responsibly.

For Children 

in their Schools, 

....all safety. 

Thank You, Father!

The Catholics

Announced 

an Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord, You, deliver us

ALL

For those who protect 

and defend 

the USA:

YOU, FATHER,

Protect us: 

From arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe 

and the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

We pray for Israel

and the Middle East.

Peace to be found

THANK GOD

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

AGAIN!

WE PRAY!

The safety 

of Your people.

The safety 

of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

GOD BLESS THEM

Let evil and practicing evil

depart 

far 

from us

and our children.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

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. 

Help us find and bring

to become

 more Heaven

to this earth.

And in Jesus - this Hope, 

Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus

Psalm 107 ~ He is GOOD †

 

So much to clean up!

Hasn't the Nation 

been through so much.

Now, as President Reagan said, 

we have a new morning!

Psalm 107

Oh give thanks to the Lord, 

for He is good,

for His steadfast love endures forever!

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,

whom He has redeemed from trouble

3 and gathered in from the lands,

from the east and from the west,

from the north and from the south.

4 Some wandered in desert wastes,

finding no way to a city to dwell in;

5 hungry and thirsty,

their soul fainted within them.

6 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress.

7 He led them by a straight way

till they reached a city to dwell in.

8 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wondrous works to the children of man!

9 For He satisfies the longing soul,

and the hungry soul 

He fills with good things.

10 Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,

prisoners in affliction and in irons,

11 for they had rebelled against the words of God,

and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

12 So He bowed their hearts down with hard labor;

they fell down, with none to help.

13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and 

He delivered them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,

and burst their bonds apart.

15 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wondrous works to the children of man!

16 For He shatters the doors of bronze

and cuts in two the bars of iron.

Some were fools through their sinful ways,

and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;

18 they loathed any kind of food,

and they drew near to the gates of death.

19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and 

He delivered them from their distress.

He sent out His Word and healed them,

and 

delivered them from their destruction.

21 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wondrous works

 to the children of man!

22 And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,

and tell of His deeds in songs of joy!

23 Some went down to the sea in ships,

doing business on the great waters;

24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,

His wondrous works in the deep.

25 For He commanded and raised the stormy wind,

which lifted up the waves of the sea.

26 They mounted up to heaven; 

they went down to the depths;

their courage melted away in their evil plight;

27 they reeled and staggered like drunken men

and were at their wits' end.

28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,

and 

He delivered them from their distress.

29 He made the storm be still,

and the waves of the sea were hushed.

30 Then they were glad

 that the waters were quiet,

and 

He brought them to their desired haven.

31 Let them thank the Lord for His steadfast love,

for His wondrous works to the children of man!

32 Let them extol Him in the congregation of the people,

and 

praise Him in the assembly of the elders.

33 He turns rivers into a desert,

springs of water into thirsty ground,

34 a fruitful land into a salty waste,

because of the evil of its inhabitants.

35 He turns a desert into pools of water,

a parched land into springs of water.

36 And 

there He lets the hungry dwell,

and 

they establish a city to live in;

37 they sow fields and plant vineyards

and get a fruitful yield.

38 By His Blessing 

they multiply greatly,

and

He does not let their livestock diminish.

39 When they are diminished and brought low

through oppression, evil, and sorrow,

He pours contempt on princes

and makes them wander in trackless wastes;

But He raises up the needy out of affliction

and makes their families like flocks.

42 The upright see it and are glad,

and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43 Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;

let them consider the Steadfast Love of the Lord.

Joel 2:11

The Lord utters His voice before His army, 

for His camp is exceedingly great; 

He who executes His Word is powerful. 

For the day of the Lord is great 

and very awesome; 

Who can endure it?

We sometimes think the battle is money.  This Red Wave was not purchased by capital or cash.  Instead, the victory is Freedom. When we look at Arlington Cemetery, we realize, so many gave their all for our Freedom. 

A Billion Dollars and 20 million extra did not stop a desire for a Red Wave. 

The Red Wave includes the new awareness of living veterans. 

Good Morning. 

Let compassion for all ages, all of God's mankind, and mercy 

perpetually be

Liberty and Justice for all. 

If we look in God's Word for something to describe this Red Wave, the prayed for and prayer answered for Freedom. The end of totalitarian ways, not pleasing to the governed, we might consider the Red Sea.

Few with the search within history doubt the Exodus. 

Isaiah 46:9-10 ~ God's counsel shall stand, and He will accomplish all His purpose +

When we consider how the Lord parted the Red Sea, the evening Moses stood by the Red Sea and asked for a merciful escape, The Word of God says God parted the Red Sea with His Breath. His very nostrils. 

Historical Geologists write that a volcano eruption in Europe caused a massive Tsunami, parting the temporary parting of the Red Sea.

Archaebotanists and paleoethnobotanists study the swamps of Egypt and find evidence of the parting of the Red Sea.  They wonder if the swamps suddenly were enlarged due to weather. The Exodus does discuss weather.  The Archaebotanists and paleoethnobotanists go on to discuss how dry the swamp was. And then they discuss the bogs trapping the powerful army of Pharaoh. Exodus 7: 37 tells us 600,000 Children of Israel, men accompanied by their wives and children, with some foreigners, were part of God's Exodus.  

Exodus 14

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, 22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

I believe that the Lord parted the Red Sea for the Exodus to complete and fulfill His Plan. When Paleoseismologists, studying the earthquakes, with Historic Geologists and Archaebotanists and Paleoethnobotanists seek and find the Exodus, God's Work, we can applaud seeking and finding.  Even the History Channel has produced wonderful ideas, seeing the marks left behind of the Exodus. 

FREEDOM
FREEDOM
FREEDOM

FREEDOM

Psalm 134

Come, bless the Lord,

 all you servants of the Lord,

who stand by night in the House of the Lord!

2 Lift up your hands to the holy place

and bless the Lord!

3 May the Lord bless you from Zion,

He who made heaven and earth!

Abba, Father!

HEAL OUR NATION

We Voted 

and Voted Responsibly.

For Children 

in their Schools, 

....all safety. 

Thank You, Father!

The Catholics

Announced 

an Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord, You, deliver us

ALL

For those who protect 

and defend 

the USA:

YOU, FATHER,

Protect us: 

From arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe 

and the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

Help the liberal media

to be honest

and not agenda.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

We pray for Israel

and the Middle East.

Peace to be found

THANK GOD

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

For Worldwide 

Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

AGAIN!

WE PRAY!

The safety 

of Your people.

The safety 

of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

The diligence

of those who

bring

the diligent Police.

The Blessings of Kauai

the small amount of crime,

due to the integrity of

the many who report what they know.

Houston has this 

diligence in

FB Grizzy's Hood News

almost all are caught.

CC TV. BAM.

GOD BLESS THEM

Let evil and practicing evil

depart 

end

cease

far 

from us

and our children.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

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. 

Help us find and bring

to become

 more Heaven

to this earth.

The end of Headache

Tired and Sinus

no jet lag!

We pray!

And in Jesus - this Hope, 

Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus

1 Corinthians 6:20 ~ Veterans Day 2024

 

1 Corinthians 6:20

 You were bought

 at a price

Therefore, honor God with your body.

Considering others. Considering the needs of the many.

My Brother John gave me the gift of going to Washington DC for my birthday. 

He brought my niece along with us. We walked everywhere, and John's phone told him one day we walked 18 miles. Every day we traveled far. We saw just about everything. We'd been in Washington, D.C. for a few days, and we went to Arlington Cemetery to find our Great, great Uncle Artells Elliott.  

My Grandmother told us so many stories of her Army Uncle, we felt we had just about met Artells. Every visit was like a gift and Artells would come from all areas of the earth. The Military had always been Artells' passion, and he'd been once expelled from VMI for smoking cigarettes at the wrong time. Artells was understood to have lived a vivid life, with colorful experiences. He'd brought home one of the first German Police Dogs as a gift for the family. Cop. The dog we have photos of, ninety years later. Even the dog's history and life have times there were unhappy consequences.  Because the stories are real.

Artells had been an assistant to General Patton. He and Patton got on very, very well. And one day he followed Patton into a hospital to see injured soldiers and Patton encountered what he considered failure to do the man's best. Letting down those depending on him.  General Patton struck a soldier with PTSD. The General had had a magnificent career and Artells was soon being reassigned due to Presidential removal of the General. Even illustrious careers and bravery have consequences, when self conflicts with Gracious Duty.  Artells was loyal to Patton, but he did agree the slapping and the humiliation was over the top.

We were earnest and serious the day we got to Arlington Cemetery. 

We watched the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier several times. We knew other family had attempted to find Artells and the cemetery isn't the most easily navigated due to the intense size. John said today we weren't going home until we found Artells. We were on foot again and my foot decided to have a blister rub on the top of my foot to the shoe. I tried limping to avoid the raw patch. Suddenly, I knew this was the time to take my shoes off and walk or ruin the rest of the trip. 

The roads are narrow in Arlington Cemetery. Carriage and hearse width. 

Beautifully cared for and astonishingly well paved and smooth. Not terribly well-marked for destination. So soon, I was barefoot and my shoes were in my hands. We didn't run into too many people, hence making it more difficult to find Artells.  And we walked all over Arlington, and everyone we met said to me, “Thank you for removing your shoes. What a great idea.” Pretty soon all three of us were replying, “Well, it's a Blister, but, yes we see the point.” This began to generate conversation as we walked and ran into other people just as serious at Arlington Cemetery. And one man said, “I know what you are saying about Blisters, but I'm removing my shoes too.” And another couple did too. And then my niece did. My brother and I did agree that it was rather embarrassing a blister should cause a beautiful reaction when the case started out being necessity. 

We finally found Artells and had help after frustration. 

A man said he comes out a lot to see both his father and grandfather. And he helped us. By the time we reached Artells, we were dehydrated, tired, warm, serious, intent, determined, a little embarrassed to be lost, and to have so many comments. We found Artells and touched his tombstone. And all of us were misty. A lot of our family has done military service, and like Artells, survived. In that age, long ago, there were only letters from amazing places and our great, great-grandmother so missed her only sibling. His letters brought home Japan, Europe, World War II. The dog who took his place as he served the Nation. Later German Police Dogs would be renamed German Shepherds.

We were proud of our rough and tumble Great, Great Uncle. 

We could put our hands on long, lost family history. And my brother urged us to put our shoes on for the photo. He said it's just not 'us' to wander around barefoot and this is, “Artells.” 

John was right. Artells knew he wasn't, “all that”. Artells may have been "Best of the Best" for the tough military men. But in an age of no divorce, Artells was divorced and his children had moved around and past him. He'd been extremely glad, while being in the Veteran's Hospital, at the end of his life, to have great nephews who would travel far to see him, “Off”.  My father was a young man to go and pay duty like this. Everyone wept talking about the end of Artells. A good man had served. There had been costs. In fact, Artells children had become the unknowns by their own deliberation.

Ahab. We are all Ahab. The Scriptures tell us no one is good. Jesus explains only God is Good.

The Pride we had in Artells was for the man who held the Line. The Law. The Freedoms. No one out at Arlington Cemetery is out there lightly. The quick and the dead. They died to give us our Freedom. To be part of Republic history rarely sees. The Choice found in Freedom.

One man, one vote.

Binding and Building.

Abba, Father!

And in Jesus - this Hope, 

Faith and Love - we will rise up believing Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus