Psalm 90 ~May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us

Psalm 90

1
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
2
Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3
You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4
A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.
5
Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6
In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.

7
We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8
You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9
All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
10
Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
11
If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
12
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13
Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.
14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
15
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16
May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.

17
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.




What will we hope our deeds will bring?

Proverbs 4
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.

26 Give careful thought to the paths for your feet
and be steadfast in all your ways.

27 Do not turn to the right or the left;
keep your foot from evil.




Today is Epiphany, the day the Wise Men looked for Jesus Christ.
We need the Lord's Wisdom to Guide us.



If we follow the Presidential Elections of Ronald Reagan we will find America was greatly troubled by high interest costs and the slow grind of making a living in America.

Ronald Reagan repeated Churchill in vigor by saying that in optimism America would rise up again.

We have spent a large part of our time in the Presidential Elections considering the problem of the world - war - and not as many wise discussions have been about what happened in New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina.

What plans do we have to increase manufacturing and having a place in the world setting standards in health care as our population grows older and older.

All this talk about war is a dodge of a third world nation. We need solutions.
Connsider our economy benefited from winning World War II, but began to decline as we entered many different skirmishes. We need some compassion for letting other nations work their own difficulties out.

After we won World War II, Congress was still used on Sundays as as Church. Which occurred continuously for the History of the building.







Katrina.
What actually have we learned about National Internal Repair?


1. Look at San Bernadino. Does Trouble happen in threes? We had a man abandon his infant daughter to shoot up his co-workers and use this hate called religion.

2. Today 25 miles from San Bernadino a 4.5 earthquake.
This Earthquake is 85 miles from Los Angeles.

3. Another El Niño-fueled storm -- the third this week -- moved into Southern California today.

4. A methane leak in Porter Ranch, 35 m from L.A., has forced thousands of people from their homes. Although the gas first began spewing from a leaky underground well in October, the gas company only recently identified the source of the leak.

Now, officials with the company say it could be months before the methane leak is stopped.

5. Burn areas besides Solimar, including La Conchita, Camarillo Springs, Ojai and Santa Clara Valley.

6. Nasa reports ~ until this last month, a startling red spot of methane hovered over the U.S. Southwest, burning brighter than any other hotspot in the United States. This spot where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet is also home to one of the nation’s most productive natural gas fields and coalbed methane basins. About 10 percent of the country’s estimated methane emissions from natural gas is found in this region.







Combine all of this with new Scientific Inventions from Washington sadly leaving our country.

Consider this article put out by World Bank. Collections of Methane Gas instead of months before drilling.

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2015— Private sector bidders taking part in the Pilot Auction Facility for Methane and Climate Change Mitigation’s (PAF) first online auction bought price guarantees for 8.7 million tons of CO2 emissions reductions to cut methane emissions in waste management at a clearing price of $2.40 per credit.

The first auction which allocated carbon credit price guarantees, marks a new and innovative way to finance reductions of emissions of methane gas. Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 25 times that of carbon dioxide.

The results now in from the first auction on July 15 show it attracted 28 bidders. The bidders came from developed and developing countries, ranging in size from large multinational companies to small local businesses. 12 companies won (please see www.pilotauctionfacility.org for a complete list).

“The success of this pilot auction sends a clear signal that this new approach to financing climate change mitigation has potential to deliver dividends to reduce methane emissions and benefit communities by helping cut air pollution,” said Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change. “This is just the kind of financial innovation needed to help bolster the impact of scarce public funds and entice the private sector to make investments in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

The first auction focused on methane-reduction projects at landfills, agriculture and wastewater sites. Most of the eligible projects are in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Thailand. The auction winners will purchase a special type of World Bank bond that pays holders a guaranteed price upon delivery of eligible carbon credits.






Now consider this astonishing information.

Not one of the Candidates for the United States of America Presidency have Commented
on the NEEDS OF THE UNITED STATES for internal Concerns.

Not one of them stepped up like a Patriot who wants to be President of the United States.




If I could ask the Candidates these questions :

Has one of the candidates has spoken to officials in El Paso about the border being consumed with under ground perpetually built tunnels. My brother, John Anderson, was an Attorney in the El Paso City Office. That wall - is a Joke. Ask Law and Border officials and show the interviews and research the idea.

Law number blah blah blah was sponsored regarding phone calls, patriotism and privacy. With nearly 2,000 Executive Orders is LAW Really an Issue?

Law and law processes used to be important.

What will the President do if the Supreme Court continues to make Laws regarding the organization of Departments like Health Care?

Who likes their health care? What does it matter as this President Leaves office we have higher costs every where and BANKRUPTCY IS FROM HEALTH CARE.

Do any of the candidates care the military stands in line with welfare recipients for food stamps? Do we want our young men and women to receive more education. The military hospitals, according to paramedics in military, report a lot of drunken accidents and other things to be avoided.

What about College Costs rival that of a 30 year note on a nice 3 bedroom house.

WE NEED INTERNAL SOLUTIONS.

Plans that make Hope for us as a Nation Believing God will Help us.



If you are a genuine Patriot of the United States and are
a candidate - SPEAK UP.



Now what Solution do we have?
Pray. God is ALIVE and ACTIVE
and EXPECT A BETTER CANDIDATE to demonstrate a love for this Nation.


Father God,
In Great Hope and in Expectation, we who Pray Look to You. May GOD gift us peace as His Mercy continues. Forgive us our trespasses and help us to be a Nation You love to say is following You.

We ask for insight from the News people. For the people helping both the Republicans and Democrats to have wisdom in leading Politics. We ask the Governors of the States to provide questions leading to National Solutions.

Our Nation has Churches believing in the Lord God and His Son Jesus Christ. Please Father strengthen these places.

Father, You have brought forth leaders time and time again when we asked You. We ask You again for the establishment of marriages, families, Churches and communities.

Our generations have found Hope and Comfort in You.

Help us prepare the way for Father God, and make straight paths for You.

Father God In the Highest Name of Jesus. In times of peace and prosperity and in difficulties - Help us bring forth the GOOD News of the Son You Call Jesus, Beloved. We will Trust and be in expectation and Believe in Your Good News of Salvation. We know You still work and Heal many. 
In You we will trust. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Luke 1 ~ the whole multitude of the people were praying

 

Luke 1

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.

5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,
 of the division of Abijah. 

And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 

10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 

13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 

19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 

21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.

24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”


26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed[b] to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.


39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”


46 And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.






57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zechariah's Prophecy

67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

68
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71
that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72
to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73
the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78
because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Technically, while the world is wondering what to do with the New Year, this is still Christmas. The Magi will create Epiphany January 6th. And Christmas is completely put away January 7th. Merry Christmas !!!





What else parallels The First Christmas, the Birth of Jesus Christ?

The people had political unrest and wealth and discomfort and customs were replacing the worship of God in Spirit and in Truth. The leaders were married to their sister in laws. The Governor slaughtered people in worship.

This is when Zechariah proclaims his hopes for his child - John.

We will serve God without Fear.

Thank You God for this Country. Founded to protect the worship of God in Freedom.

We will not fear and we will continue in Jesus each day.

Psalm 100 is a Psalm of Gratitude ~ a profound Word of God.
His Gates are Open.

And circumstances are in His Hand to make us or to improve us or suffer us to change us.

It is HE who made us. We have to look at our choices each day and make them with His help.

If our hearts chose to be hostile, angry, impassive, rude, needy, grasping, inattentive, unavailable - then we have not put our eyes on Him as He asks. There is a time - we all will reach a needy state, such as being elderly and we will hope in Jesus Christ we have built our fortress in Him for continued internal hope, faith and love. In this fortress - our soul - having a Light of Jesus shining.


I saw my grandmothers diminish and provide a harbor in their wind down. I hope to be this as well. Psalm 23 says that we leave goodness and mercy as our footprints. Jesus says we will shelter those who rest in His goodness. He says we will provide shelter for the subduing of the earth and a path through the wilderness.


The young will not appreciate the passage. However this is for TODAY. For All Ages. We think in our 20s we are preparing for our important years ahead. Sure. But really we are building our fortress now. Our internal strength of good choices to say - I have been pleasing to Father God. When you know you have pleased God, the wild winds of life may howl, but inside you have warmth and peace - a pleasant place to dwell - within yourself.




The New Testament is interesting. Paul certainly knew of Jesus - as He worked His Ministry - as a Temple Official. And after Jesus was victorious over death - The Temple had much, much more to contend with. Letters survive of miracles and miracles and miracles in the Name of Jesus. And Paul, we see had a very real relationship with Jesus Himself. Just like we do today.

Not just old men running around in the Middle East wearing robes worn today only by royalty; Paul was subduing the wilderness saying Jesus is real, even after His sitting down at the right hand of God. Jesus is available to help us - with such joy and willingness.




I love to hear Father Francis MacNutt proclaim Jesus after 40 years of a healing ministry. The willingness of Jesus, of the Holy Spirit, of Father God, to love us far below the level of Creator of the Universe. And to see us and want us to live in His Kingdom today and always.




What we need to do is trust Jesus, the level of His willingness - knowing He has made us and not we ourselves. The Word of God assures us Jesus knows the vastness of the Heavens, families in Heaven and on earth are named by Him. Jesus knows the numbers of hairs on our heads and when the sparrow falls to the ground. His People, His Creation are cherished by Jesus Christ, each day.



Father God, 
Please let my heart, my soul, my words, my mind be pleasing and acceptable in Your Sight. My Rock and My Redeemer. Cover all my loved ones and the People You give me in the Highest Name of Jesus. Surround this city, state and Nation in Schools, Churches, Work Places and Governing With the Light and the Love and the Faith of Jesus Christ. We lift up our cares to You.

Rejoicing in seeing the Heaven You place near to us in Your Goodness. Blessed are You Lord Jesus Christ. Thank You. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Luke 1 ~ In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee

Luke 1

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.


5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a] of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.

24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”


26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[e] will be called holy—the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[f] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.


39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be[g] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”


46 And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.


57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zechariah's Prophecy

67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

68
“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for he has visited and redeemed his people
69
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David,
70
as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71
that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72
to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant,
73
the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him without fear,
75
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76
And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77
to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,
78
because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us[h] from on high
79
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Jesus tells us John 5:17
Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”


The Gospels of Matthew and Luke tell us of Jesus' birth immediately. And Jesus tells us He was born working for Father God. Jesus arrives with another Minister of God's.


Jesus sent His ministers Two by Two


Mark 6
7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two

Luke 10:1
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.


Like the Baptism of Jesus, where Jesus is doing His Father's Will ~ Jesus is working His Father's Plan from His arrival.



We Thank You, Father God, for Your diligence and Your love and care. We give You Thanks for Your many blessings. And look each day to see You are our Strength. Let us renew our selves in Jesus the Lord. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Galatians 6:9-10 ~ in doing good

Galatians 6:9-10

9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. 10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.


So continuing the idea of a New Year. Each day we have pressing concerns, ideas that occupy us. We have God, family, more family, work, Church, bills, things to fix, places to go, errands to run, friends with needs, pets, yard work and things we want, things that we put on a list - we could go on with health, emotions, spiritual ideas and needs. The requirements of one day seem dire and the next workable. How will we manage the fluctuations? By being centered in Jesus. Asking His help and His wisdom.

Matthew 11
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Isaiah 41:13
For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.”

John 16:33
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Hebrews 12
12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. 13 “Make level paths for your feet,” so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.


Father God, Help our lamps be burning for You. Help us to do the work of life in a manner pleasing to You.

Help us to see the blessings of each day and build upon those gracious blessings You give. Let us have Your wisdom. 

We ask for ourselves, the ones we Love and the People You have given us. Bless our Churches believing in Jesus and His Word, our work places, neighborhood, cities and states and this Nation. Bless all the People who seek You in prayer and expectation of Your Goodness.

We give You thanks for Your forgiveness, fortification in Your Name and the Mercy You give us in answered prayer. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †


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Psalm 91 ~ “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91

91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2
I will sayt o the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

3
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
4
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5
You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
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nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8
You will only look with your eyes
and see the recompense of the wicked.

9
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my refuge—
10
no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
no plague come near your tent.

11
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12
On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13
You will tread on the lion and the adder;
the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

14
“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15
When he calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.
16
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”




If you look up castles and fortresses, you will find many are antiques, relics, abandoned, in decay.

Whatever the burden, the difficulty, the necessity, the enemy, the war, the conquest, the treasure -

The need for fortification faded.


The remaining fortress for 2,000 years will be faded, or rebuilt.


What does not change - each day we have concerns, pressing needs, needs for solutions, we always have a prayer we want Father God to answer right that minute. And our fortress in Father God, does not decay or fade.

We have choices each day - we can fall into worry and decline or let ignoble cares change us in base ways.

Or we can believe we have Promises - Faith, Hope, Love - and have the Joy and Love and Peace of seeing the mercies of God renew each day.


Father God, 
Open my heart to go in the direction that pleases You. 

Help me, this day, my words and actions. Let me be pleasing to You. I ask for Your help for myself and Your Blessings upon this prayer, the ones I love, The People You have given me, this state, Nation and all People who call Your Banner ~ Love.

In the Highest Name of Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †


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Philippians 2:5-11 ~ the Name of Jesus

Jesus Christ, painted by Mary Seward

Philippians 2:5-11

(New Revised Standard Version)

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death--
even death on a cross.

Therefore God also highly exalted him
and gave him the name
that is above every name,
so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

I asked my, newly, 21 year old son, some years back, if he wanted to live in a rural area, suburbia or a really urban life. I thought if he clearly saw a path, he might be able to move his major in college into the right career path. He said he wanted different things on different days, and he'd see what came his way. One of my favorite analogies of life, it's like a leaky rowboat, put all your effort in going one direction and another area will spring a leak. But my son is right, plan to see what comes your way, prayerfully, is sometimes appropriate.

Matthew records what Jesus said to do:


1 Worship the Lord and serve him only. Matthew 4:10
2 Repent. Matthew 4:17
3 Follow me. Matthew 4:19
4 Shine your light before me and do good deeds. Matthew 5:16
5 Your righteousness must surpass the Pharisees Matthew 5:20
6 Settle matters quickly. Matthew 5:25
7 Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow from you. Matthew 5:42.
8 Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44
9 Give to the needy. Matthew 6:2
10 Pray. Matthew 6:5
11 Forgive people who sin against you. Matthew. 6:14 Matthew 18:35
12 Fast from food once in awhile. Matthew 6:16
13 Treat people the way you’d like to be treated. Matthew 7:12
14 Enter through the narrow gate. Matthew 7:13
15 Do God’s will. Matthew 7:21
16 Acknowledge Jesus before men. Matthew 10:32
17 Honor your father and mother. Matthew 15:4 Matthew 19:19
18 Be humble. Matthew 18:4
19 Confront the person you have a conflict with. Matthew 18:15
20 Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 19:19 Matthew 22:39
21 Serve everyone. Matthew 20:26-28 Matthew 23:11
22 Love God with all your heart, soul and mind. Matthew 22:37
23 Feed, clothes, visit and invite in the poor and needy. Matthew 25:35
24 Make disciples of Jesus and baptize them. Matthew 28:19

And we make our choices.
We bring back our soul to Father God, to show Father God, how we developed.


God chose the particular time Jesus was born, Jesus had choices. God brought His Son to Israel, prayerful people, but not everyone recognized him as God.

Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

Philippians 2:9-11
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

John 14:13
Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Like Paul. Like Hank Erwin in the movie, Woodlawn, just one man with faith immediately caused others to realize, this is not just any name! It is God! Jesus the Lord!

Let's ask Father God for 2016 to be remembered as a time the light of Christ shone brightly.
Amen in Jesus the Son of God, Shepherd of our Souls, Almighty Lord!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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John 5:17 ~ Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

John 5:17

Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Lamentations 3:22
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;

Isaiah 6. Isaiah  filled with His Holy Spirit wrote:

I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the traina of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;
the whole earth is full of his glory!”

1 Timothy 6:15-16

Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,

14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed
and only Sovereign,
the King of kings and Lord of Lords,
16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see.

To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.


1 Timothy 2:6  Jesus
who gave himself as a ransom for all people.

Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.

Psalm 136:3
Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever.

1 Timothy 1:11
that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

1 Timothy 1:17
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Father God, we ask Your Good Blessings for those we Love.  Grow Love to Please You.

Your Blessings For the People You have given us. For the places we work, for our Jesus and His Word believing Churches, for our cities, our states, this Nation.

For the People Jesus is Saving. For our expectations of His Great Love and Mercy. For forgiveness of our sins and the Hope of this life knowing eternity and the Kingdom of Heaven are at hand. In the Highest Name of Jesus, Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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Malachi 3 ~ They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts

Photo by Jannelle Loewen, Fireworks Oaks Park

Malachi 3

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.^{[and they will belong to the Lord in bringing their offers of righteousness]} 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.


6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke the devourer^{[Probably a name for some crop-destroying pest]} for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. 12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.

13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’”


16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.


Behold, to be a land of delight, to be called blessed by the Lord of Hosts, to what shall we aspire?

We rely upon the Lord's gracious favor. His willingness to be forgiveness. His Steadfast Love and Mercy. As we stand on New Year's Eve, we willingly ask for the windows of heaven to open and pour down a blessing until there is no more need.

What kind of offering shall we give HIM? May the words of my lips and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing and acceptable to You, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.


Luke 18:13
The tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

2 Kings 22:19
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, 
I have heard you, declares the LORD.

1 Peter 3:4
Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.


How shall we approach the LORD. Isaiah wondered.

Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: 
"I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."


Micah 6:7-8
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?

1 Corinthians 7:35
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

Hebrews 10:23-25
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Acts 16:1-40
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily ...

Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

“They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him."


May Father God turn HIS face to us with compassion this last day of 2015. And we rejoice knowing Father God hears and answers. Always we say, Thank You, Father God. Amen in Jesus Christ.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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