Luke 4:24-27 ~ cleansed

Luke 4:24-27

24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”


Being on the side of Jesus the Lord. There are different gifts, but the same Holy Spirit.

Why would anyone want to have a prophet gift? Peter did not. Moses took one look at his leprous arm and said no. Jeremiah said I'm too young. Jeremiah had a rough gig, he really did. And wound up being the one God kept safe during an amazing war.

The idea is, pick up your cross, take your circumstances and do your best for God. Living out the Call of God - is Prophetic.

The idea is  -  it is God who promotes us.  Not popularity and blending in. The rough places of power and people pleasing only go so far. Prophets accept the narrow way because the path needs help. When Systems break down and the community as a whole, (in the case of Jesus, the Nation as a whole) is in peril.

Elijah saw the people begin to worship a god asking for infant sacrifice. God still loved Ahab and they had had a very touching moment. Ultimately, Ahab turned his back on justice and goodness and decided that a woman and land was more important. Elijah squeaked by. In fact, the Nation grew stronger because one life decided that something was important. I saw something similar on Facebook. And add on to this.

I'm going to continue to pray and believe Jesus will help us. I will go so far as to wear a cross and remember I wear a cross to say Jesus is for us. Jesus is the Light of the World. Providing Salvation to me.

I am holding doors for strangers, letting people cut in front of me in traffic, saying yes ma'am, yes sir, saying good morning, being patient with a waiter, and smiling at strangers, as often as I am provided the opportunity. Because I will not stand idly by and live in a world where unconditional love ❤️ is invisible. Join me in showing love ❤️ and respect to someone who may not necessarily deserve it. Find your own way to swing the pendulum in the direction of love❤️. Because today, sadly; hate is winning.

Positivity has to start somewhere and love ❤️ overpowers hate





When Society sees Systems break down...


Elijah could have turned a foreigner named Naaman away. When all Naaman asked for was prayer and healing. Elijah worried.

Elijah saw the government take what was not theirs to take, like land.

Samuel saw his sons rejected and accepted the will of God. Samuel kept on asking for the People of God to have more God.

David went to great lengths to live the Word of God for David and the Nation. David ruled God's Way and was very inclusive. Forgiving.

Jesus saw Herod tell the priests how to preach.

Jesus told the men carrying guns to be content with their pay. Do not accuse people falsely.

Jesus saw the people not being content with Governmental Authority and some people became Zealots for war.

Jesus saw people walk past obvious need for health care.
And preached that the merciful were neighbors.

Jesus saw hypocrisy and said to all - Go and Sin No More.

Jesus saw taxation climb out of control. And saw anger. Jesus then said pay the tax. You owe this. Jesus then took on an odious tax collector as a Disciple. Perhaps because he agreed not to tax too harshly - others. Jesus was for people who did not tax each other too much.

When Zacchaeus did like prophets do and relied upon Jesus for his mistakes and sins - Jesus saw a heart wanting Jesus. And Jesus opened up His Mighty, Mighty Heart.




Jesus

knows
factions
and privileged
and under privileged
sinners
pretenders
liars
rulers
and rebels

Wheat and Weeds

Not envy, not showing off.
Not arrogant, not rude
Not bossy. Not irritable or resentful.
Does not want wrong doing.




And Jesus said to all the wars and strife and situations and need and despair


Matthew 10:16
I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

We are supposed to make choices and not run around like we are without a clue.

Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions.
13 On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found

John 15:17
These things I command you, so that you will love one another.

1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly (genuinely), since love covers a multitude of sins.

Love
patient
kind
Rejoices
Truthful
Bears up
Believes Good
Hopes
Endures
Never ends


The prophets decided that time had called for a decision. They could fall with the many or stand with Jesus. Jesus never expected people to be unwise or uninformed. Jesus was saying there is a cost to following Jesus.

Jesus did not run over and rule up. He did not wave around the law and routinely turn away sinners. Jesus did not white wash. Jesus did not pretend that all was well.

Nor did Jesus turn people away who wanted to hope, believe. love, have faith, endure, strengthen.

Jesus did not wave His arms and make problems disappear.
He said make Heaven come to earth.
Jesus said be a problem solver - a solution. Be Genuine.
Jesus said put God first and all these things are added to you.
Jesus said build your life on a Rock.
Jesus said be salt - do not be bland to blend in.
Jesus said be light - don't complain and be dark and heavy handed.

Jesus said Hope and Pray and Don't Give Up.
Jesus said love God more than even your family.
Jesus said make God your priority.
Jesus said All Things Work Together for Good for Those Who Love the Lord And Work According to His Purpose.

When faith really rises, Faith gives us Hope and Love and we have Peace.


Father God,

Help us keep eyes on Jesus. Wisdom in the Instruction of God the Father. And Expectation of the Power of God. Expect Believing in God Brings Joy. Help us to be genuine, loving and expect God to Provide us a Way, Truth and Life pleasing to God. And His children.

Help us to see goodness, provide goodness and not be weary. So much time at the hospital.

Thank You, Father God, for helping my mother. She is better. Edward was so helpful to her. My brother John and his wife really pulled for her. And Jack.

Thank You so Much Father God, we rely on You. Restore us from being Weary.

For our loved ones, their concerns, our communities, Churches, Nations.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Psalm 91 ~ the shelter of the Most High

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.


2 I will say to 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,
6 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.”


My mother has been in the Hospital for 8 days. She came down with Pneumonia and then Double Pneumonia while on broad spectrum IV Antibiotics. Today was the day the physicians and family all anticipated as her last day in this life.


A good friend told me to give her all my gratitude and tell her how she blessed my life. I've seen 7 people come to her bedside and pray and hold hope for more good years here. And really this went back to what she has put in our lives from 50 and 40 years ago. Always telling us God is love and love one another with kindness and mercy.

I took Hershey Bars to the Hospital and made them bite sized finger nail clipping sized and we remembered the many, many VBS events. The one in particular said God is like Chocolate. His Goodness is enduring. And as I thought about what Mother had blessed us with, that was the message. We celebrated God calling for love and goodness. I told my mother I blessed her with every blessing I had to give her in Jesus Christ. And asked for her blessing in return. Mother blessed me and my brother came right over to get the blessing too. That Dire Hospital room suddenly smiled.

Mother is no longer non-responsive. She is alive past her estimated departure date. And has resumed interest in food and eating. And, unfortunately, still on full tilt oxygen.



We will call to Father God:


Father God,

We call to You. There is trouble here. We want the salvation of a great quality of life for my mom. For Good health in Jesus for our family. We will hold fast to You, with Love. Bear us up, please.

Rescue us from life without good quality abilities. We honor Your Abilities. The Universe exists by Your Word alone.

To Jesus, in Him, You will do more than we know or can even imagine. Jesus the Lord. Knows the stars by name and is the Lord God Almighty of all the Heavenly Host.

Your Good Will for a Hope and Future. The Blessing of being Covered by Jesus. We are the Saints of God.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Luke 19:28-40 ~ The Lord has need of this +

Luke 19:28-40

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’”

32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.

33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 

34 And they said, “The Lord has need of this.”

35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

 

.

Do we feel unrecognized in our lives? Like Paul said, living quietly. Working for a living. Walking in faith. He created each of us to be unique, loved children. That's the real miracle. God loves us as we are.

Jesus had power presented to HIM twice. Once in the desert and again on Psalm Sunday. The second time, the Gospels record He went into Jerusalem and looked about Him. Sounds like something we all might do. Knowing He was a King, meant for Eternal Promises of God.

Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation

So many years, Jesus lived as the Gospels record, in the favor of God and man; He knew some quiet years. Jesus lived real life. The kind we understand. Jesus' life tells us about truth.

Found it just as He had told them.  
Isaiah and Zechariah both knew of Jesus triumphant, centuries before He walked along life as glory, grace upon grace, full of grace and truth.

Isaiah 49:6
He says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth."

When the song of the angels is stilled.
When the star in the sky is gone.
When the kinds and princes are home.
When the shepherds are back with their flock.
The work of Christ(mas) begins:

The find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To release the prisoner,
To rebuild the nations,
To bring peace among brothers,
To make music in the heart.

Alleluia! Unto us a child is born.                                                           ~Author Unknown

The Indwelling of Emmanuel - God with us. Always.

  

Father God,

Today Lord, we put out our hands again. Send me. Let my life, my words, my praise say Jesus is God.

Give us please this miracle we seek.  I'd like to have my mom healthy and have good years ahead.

Speak and Your Mercy will shine forth. We will have such Gratitude. Forever.  We rely on the Word You Speak. God bless my mom in this her serious illness and hospitalization. Bless her with restoration or an easy passage to Heaven.  I rely on You, Holy Spirit, to pray this with me.

Thank You, Abba, for surrounding us with Love. And for the gift of knowing You, my mother has given. Thank You.

Thank You like Zacchaeus, we depend upon You know us, see us and save us.  My mom believes Jesus and has peace. Thank You Abba, for the peace I see in my mother calling on You, her Father. The Peace You provide.

With the eyes You have given us, we will see Your Will and Your Glory. And Your Goodness - Your Good Will is our Hope and Future.

In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Ecclesiastes 3 ~ a time to Love

Ecclesiastes 3

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

2 a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6 a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7 a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8 a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

9 What gain has the worker from his toil? 10 I have seen the business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with. 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. 

Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. 12 I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; 13 also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil—this is God's gift to man.

14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. 15 That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away




Proverbs 12

25 Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
but a good word makes him glad.
26 One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
27 Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
28 In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.




Eternal life begins from the minute we Believe Jesus is Lord. My mother is unable to eat and drink and maintain her oxygen during Pneumonia. Her time is probably limited on this earth. And I felt so badly for her my prayers felt flat.

The Hospital put out a brochure in 2016 from 1993. Written by Susan Saint Sing - Varsity Rowing Coach at Penn State University.

Susan Saint Sing was a young college woman and one day asked God if she mattered and if He was good and expected in her innocent prayer, that God would answer, many years ago. And He did. Light filled her bedroom in the middle of the night and she Knew HIS Holiness and Goodness. Meeting the Living God changed her life.

And in a few years, her father died and she was in debilitating pain. She received excellent advice. To use her God given memory and draw upon her own faith. And in remembering that Moment, that Time, that Love Father God shared with her, she began to recover from the loss of her father and her own physical pain and grief.

Susan Saint Sing found she could pray better too. Without guilt. God is God.

1. She remembers her best time with Father God and is there again.
2. Remember a time of healing. Open your soul, body, heart mind to Father God.
3. Be in confidence and Gratitude.

4. To remember God's Will is Good. When we pray for others - the results are up to Father God. Healing is not always physical - but can be spiritual or both.

5. We can trust lifting our Heart to God. We can believe Him all things will interweave for Good for Those Who Love the Lord God.

6. We can rest in Father God and renew. Jesus and the Word of God the Father, Abba, uphold the world and life.



When we worry, and when you tug on the Hospital chapel door which doesn't open, all things look dire. But as the day had unfolded, to be told the door sticks really badly until someone pulls the door really hard that day. Our Good Father tenderly cares for His Beloved. The Apple of His eye. Here, when we put our concerns, worries, plain fear in His Hands, Abba our Father is going to use His Light to overcome all darkness. 1 John 3 assures us God's Heart is far above ours and capable to handle our worries and anxieties. We can put our Trust in God. Always.


Father God,

I am lifting up my mom to you. I would so like her back as she was in my youth. I give Great Thanks for the years my mom modeled to me - kindness, encouragement, caring of others, skills to learn art, see art, do art. Making a meal, a home, a season, a day - better in Jesus Christ. Bring her fully back Father God and don't let her suffer. We would love a miracle or a time to be healed in Heaven.

I am praying for the woman I saw in the hospital today, calling the relatives, like herself to come from far away to care for their family member. She was so very sad and alone as this elderly man asked to go Home to Jesus. I pray for him to have an easy passage and for her to have the joy of knowing she was brave to be there all alone for him.

I am so grateful I had friends, Jack, Cheryl, Edward, Alexander, Cal, Mary Jane, Judy, Dee, cousins, Facebook friends and Steven to pray for me. I honestly felt quite spineless and wanted to go home and just hide. I have had encouragement, advise, prayer and bravery pumped into me. I needed them. And they were there. I've done better to support the decisions of today - for their support. I give thanks for the nurses continual care. I give thanks to listening skill of all the Hospital. I am grateful for Jesus putting out answered prayer brochures in the Hospital from 1993.

In Jesus Christ we Live.

Proverbs 12
28 In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death.

In Jesus, we see with joy He brings people to live their heart. To continue to go forth in Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Psalm 148 ~ His majesty is above earth and heaven

Psalm 148

Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise him in the heights!
2 Praise him, all his angels;
praise him, all his hosts!

3 Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!
4 Praise him, you highest heavens,
and you waters above the heavens!

5 Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For he commanded and they were created.
6 And he established them forever and ever;
he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.

7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you great sea creatures and all deeps,
8 fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy wind fulfilling his word!

9 Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!
10 Beasts and all livestock,
creeping things and flying birds!

11 Kings of the earth and all peoples,
princes and all rulers of the earth!
12 Young men and maidens together,
old men and children!

13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his majesty is above earth and heaven.
14 He has raised up a horn for his people,
praise for all his saints,
for the people of Israel who are near to him.
Praise the Lord!

Lord I want to be in that number!

Psalm 19
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Isaiah 49:10-11
for he who has pity on them will lead them,
and by springs of water will guide them.
And I will make all my mountains a road,
and my highways shall be raised up.

Psalm 11
In the Lord I take refuge;
how can you say to my soul,
    “Flee like a bird to your mountain"

Psalm 97:6
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

Deuteronomy 32:1
Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth.

Ezekiel 43:2
And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

Revelation 21:11
It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

Psalm 19:5
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.

Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

Isaiah 43
Now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. "For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior"


Father God, we are in the end stages of life. Up down. Back forth. Emotions run high. We pray to do the day as You'd have us do. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †