Matthew 10:29 ~ not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it

Matthew 10:29

What is the price of two sparrows--one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.

Genesis One

In the beginning, God created

"And God said", the Bible records nine times.

If we can not understand or see how vast the universe is - we won't argue about the age. Peter knew Jesus well. Psalm 90 and Peter agree to the vast temperament, personality, abilities, continuation of God's majesty from Genesis to Solomon and David for the Psalms and Peter, where Peter's house and his grave are available to see with plane tickets today. Addressing us as God would have Peter in the Holy Spirit say this:

2 Peter 3:8
Beloved,with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

God has the universe and also, the world.

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein.


Jeremiah 17:10
“I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

And God saw that it was good five times. Until He said, 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Jesus told us to be salt and Light.





Ephesians 2:4
Because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ, even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!







Great for the world! What about me?

God named you. He did.

Ephesians 3
4 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.







How will we be filled with the fullness of God?

He who determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names. And all the people called Ryan say Oh.

John 6:29
Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."












It is written. "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."

Who said this Jesus in the 12th Chapter of Luke. Verse 7.

If God can do this :

and this :

And this, this generation knows flight :

Then returning from God's Kingdom is the privilege of Jesus in Victory.

Luke 23:43
And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”









Acts 1
13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James.

14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.



Our Abba,

You know our hearts, we know each other by words and deeds. We join together to present our own lives and concerns up for Your healing and fellowship.

We lift up John and his wife - John is in the hospital suddenly not breathing at all. We lift up Haiti recovering from another devastation. Those in recovery in Louisiana and from Hurricane Matthew. Those with severe illnesses. Families, marriages, parents and children. We thank You for Your answers. We live on the Willingness of God. And His mercies.

We lift up the increasing concerns of the Nation and for accurate reporting seeing the Good. We look to Jesus for His Tender Care. And say we have the ability of God putting His Son Jesus as Light within us. We will look to God every day. And see results of God. Amazing Grace of Jesus every day. Each day we will see His Mercies renew.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Hebrews 7 ~ on the basis of the power of an indestructible life

Hebrews 7

This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.” 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.


4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder! 5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham. 6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater. 8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.

9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham, 10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor.

11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come, one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron?

12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also.

13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.

14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:

“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”

18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless 19 (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:


“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind:
‘You are a priest forever.’”

22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.

23 Now there have been many of those priests, 
since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

26 Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.






No one started out like Jesus.

No one got untangled with other pursuits like Jesus.

No one was without sin like Jesus.

Jesus the author of Life - gave ALL.

We rely upon His Grace to finish well. Every day. On His Life.



Abraham we are told is a saint, and yet Abraham did not consider himself to be a Priest. Abraham argued for foreign people not to be killed by God. The Author of Life was pleased.


Jesus asked us to tell about Jesus. And never made Abraham - the Father of Nations - a Priest.  God is saying - we are called to tell about Jesus. Like Abraham did - not with zeal and no selection. But to be selective for results. To tell the people we love. With accuracy and timing. And God's Opportunity.


God Does Something Unique with Jesus.

We can trust God to do something New. God is still Working. We will Trust Him for His Word and His Promises.  In the new things in my life, I will remember God is working and draw new hope, more Holy Spirit, more Joy and more Peace. And when we put God in our life first - we will find the strength to go forth forever.


Jesus showed us Life. An indestructible Life.


Father God,

One day we will see Jesus. We will see Your Promises. We will see all the saints living. We will according to Ephesians live with Family of Generations.

We will know all Your Truth.

Thank You Jesus, You know me. And offer salvation to me and the world. In Your Great Love.

Thank You Jesus for Your Love.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Acts 1 ~ all that Jesus began to do and teach

Acts 1

  1 In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 

7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 9 And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 

10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”


12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. 13 And when they had entered, they went up to the upper room, where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. 14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120) and said, 16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. 17 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.”

18 (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms, “‘May his camp become desolate,
and let there be no one to dwell in it’; and
“‘Let another take his office.’

21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.”

 23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. 24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Don't you feel excessively warm and good about Acts 1. Jesus bodily appears in Acts 1. We all tend to think of the Gospels as where Jesus appears in living, eating, teaching, speaking, fellowship.

And really we find Luke is busy telling us what life was like as one of the 72 Disciples Jesus chose in the Gospels. Telling us about the joy of successfully telling for millenniums about the God of Love. Luke is consistently speaking to Theophilus. Luke is not giving up, this is important of Jesus the Lord. This is what telling of Jesus is - Love. The commitment of Love. Theophilus must have responded which is important in evangelism. Jesus never is reported as intruding where He is unwanted. Jesus is God and defines evangelism.

Jesus also tells us about the scheduling of His day - Jesus is going where God His Father assures him. Sometimes God sends Jesus places like John 5 - an invalid who did not respond directly to the healing questions - precisely. God goes in directions God wants to go. He is God. We can be assured Jesus is placed this Acts 1 day as His Father would place Him.

The good part, the crucial part, of the Ascension occurs because Jesus is again telling His Beloved where our Jesus can be found. Life is a journey and I discovered this about 3 years ago from friends Dee and Sharon.




Jesus is telling them - they will have the all important Holy Spirit, but not the oneness Jesus has with the Father. He assuredly and completely knows these mortal men will be asked if they are gods. He wants them to be informed. Jesus is a Teacher.

Compare and contrast - Jesus ascends to His Father. Jesus takes time to fully explain what Jesus is doing. Jesus is God. And Jesus takes the time. Jesus the Christ of God is reported in the midst of the 40 amazing days of Jesus Alive and Victorious of God, with Prophets alive from their tombs.  This is one of the times God is doing Ezekiel 37:3 bones are alive from God's Word.

Judas ends up forever in a cemetery.  A disciple has deserted for betrayal.  Judas is replaced by, probably, one of the greater 72 Disciples.Confusion says Judas died by hanging (Matthew 27:5) or did he die by falling and bursting open (Acts 1:18). The Scriptures are true. Men heard one thing about Judas and were done with the details of the story of Judas. Judas - in the middle of God's glory he missed - probably hung himself from a tree and stayed hanging - no one wanted to touch that until he fell and burst open. Both accounts are true.

Jesus is the exact Son of God. His Only Son. Jesus is still involved with Teaching. With explaining. Jesus is ascending to the Glory of God. Jesus is fulfilling another Word of God to us. John 5. Telling us of Heaven.

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





The Disciples feel so strongly the power of the Holy Spirit the important decisions are left in the Hand and Will of God. Based upon 2,000 years of Church being created - we know that the Holy Spirit did indeed lead them to the Glory of God and our comfort in Him.



Our Abba,

We know we believe Jesus because You have called us. 1 John 4:19 teaches us we love because You first loved us.

We will honor You as God. Because in honoring our Father God our days may be long in the land that You, our Lord our God is giving us now and in eternity.

Father, You provide for us Faith, Hope and Love. The Greatest You provide is Love.

And because of this - we can do all the things You have required of us. We can do all things through Jesus Christ who Strengthens us.

You, the Lord God Almighty will be a father to us, and we shall be sons and daughters to Our Father.

We will not lean on our own understanding entirely and Trust in You, God.

With Your Holy Spirit will not forget Your teaching, and in our heart keep Your commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace You will add to us. Steadfast love and faithfulness will not forsake our words, deeds, prayers and actions and place these in the tablet of our heart. We will find favor and good success in the sight of You, God and man.

Thank You Christ for Your Blessings. For Those we Love. For the Prayers You have answered speedily and in Your Time. For all Your answers. For the people we pray for. Churches, communities, Work places and the Nation. The communion of all Your saints in prayer, please bless us all over the World and encourage the hearts of those calling upon Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Acts 3 ~ In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth

The doorway showing green (right by the sign that says Life, top photo) is the Beautiful Gate. The man was seen not at the outer gates, but was seen within the larger walls of the Temple. The man seeking alms was deep into the Temple and well known as so lame, he was carried.

Acts 3

3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.

4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”

5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” 7 And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

8 And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.


11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?

13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead.

To this we are witnesses. 16 And his name — by faith in his name — has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled.

19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.

22 Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’ 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days.

25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’

26 God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

Jesus and His Father prepared us days may come. Jesus had shown us in John's Gospel Chapter 5, the man on the pallet at the Bethesda Pool was not grateful. God is so Large, He shows us not all the people are good. Some are wheat, some weeds and God Loves. God is so capable - He would take a swing and a miss - tell us even today - and let His Disciples go further. God truly wants His people to go Forth.

This is the Third Chapter of The Acts of the Apostles. Chapter 3, this is so new to them. How are they to carry the Name of Jesus to the World. ~  Jesus has a plan.

Jesus said:

John 14:12
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

And where did they go to discuss the man being healed? The wilderness. No.

Where Jesus loved to walk when He went to the Temple. This is His place of joy.

The Portico History tells us survived the destruction of Nebuchadnezzar II and the colonnades were available to rebuild into the Temple constantly being rebuild and finally called,  incorrectly, Herod's Temple. Built by David's son - Solomon. Where we find beautiful fragments of Solomon's fine work available today.

Letters from the Jews survive today crying out what will happen to their faith? The Christians have all the Power of God with them. And the people understand God's Power and see directly - the overwhelming force of Love from the Almighty who creates All Things.

This is not 'just' a healing of someone the Temple knew by sight - this is a sign from the Living God to the men Jesus called His Own, His Friends (not servants they knew His Plans), His Brothers doing the Will of God. Father God is telling them - see - Jesus knew exactly what He was telling you. I am sure they needed to know what the Holy Spirit was doing now. I would bet you, these men went to gather together and pray and weep - this is another fulfilling Word of Jesus the Lord!



Colossians 2
7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving




Our Father God,

Thank You for the trust You put in Your children.

We Will Trust in our Lord with all our heart, not leaning on our own understanding. In all our ways acknowledge Jesus, and Jesus will make straight our paths. Even to the Nation.

In this Chapter we see our Father God display He is still working. The Spirit of truth comes, and our GOD will guide us into all the truth, for HE will speak on His own authority. We Praise God that God is God. Fully Capable, Fully Love.

We will not tire of praying with Faith, Hope and Love. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

We ask for those we Love. Giving You Thanksgiving for the blessings we see in their lives. We Thank You. Jesus. We are so grateful for the people You give us. We are grateful for community, for entertainment, for talk, for comfort, for Bible Studies. For the Blessings You willingly Give.

We thank You our concerns are heard. For health, for self control, for Joy and for Love. For safety and for guidance.

We praise Jesus for miracles all the faithful have heard of and know of and live. Thank You, Your Very Word makes Good.

We lift up those prayers we have lifted for a long time. Not in despair, but in journey knowing Praying with Faith - is a Blessing. God is still working - we pray with Faith, Hope and Love. Answers are arriving. Like Grandmother Anita's prayers for her son.

We give You thanks and Glory for You Word to make communities, and believing Churches. We thank You this is covered with the Name of Jesus. Thank You the comforts this week did provide. Thank You. We extend this to the places we work in Jesus.

Lifting up Facebook and last ditch efforts that are so vastly more loud and wild than ever before we Lift Higher Jesus. And in His goodness, we will look forward to our Holy Days the world calls Holidays. Wow.

Thank God ~ He is the Light of the World and in Charge! Amen for this Nation and all the people of the world in the community of prayer called the Communion of Saints. We know God always works in unusual ways (giving Peter the chance to have a wonderful life memory) and give Thanks! Amen always in Jesus!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Galatians 5:22-23 ~ Self Control

Galatians 5:22-23

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy and

And what can we say to the 4 in 10 marriages involve remarriage in the USA according to Pew Research of 2015. 38% to 31% are interested in the moral and religious beliefs.



 

The  Pew Reports show this as well !

About half of first marriages in the U.S. are likely to survive at least 20 years, according to government estimates.

One demographic group, marriages last longer than most: College-educated women have an almost eight-in-ten chance of still being married after two decades.

College-educated men also stand out. Roughly two-thirds (65%) of men with a bachelor’s degree could expect that, if they marry, their first marriage will last 20 years or longer. Which would, of course, be 2/3rd's of marriages.

College-educated adults are more likely to be married than less-educated adults.

If we want grim news we can find that. But if we want Good News - this is available too.


2 Peter 1:5-7

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.


We are fed the most sensational news to down play the stability of our culture.


1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

We always say the Exodus is spectacular and then say Mose's Pentitude is not interesting. However, as we are pumped full of sour news about our culture. Most of the Huge Blessings of the Bible surround the Law.

Deuteronomy 28

28 “Now, if you will be careful to obey the Lord your God and follow all his commands that I tell you today, the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations on earth. 2 If you will obey the Lord your God, all these blessings will come to you and be yours:

3
“He will bless you
in the city and in the field.
4
He will bless you
and give you many children.
He will bless your land
and give you good crops.
He will bless your animals
and let them have many babies.
He will bless you with calves and lambs.
5
He will bless your baskets and pans
and fill them with food.
6
He will bless you at all times
in everything you do.

7 “The Lord will help you defeat your enemies who come to fight against you. Your enemies will come against you one way, but they will run away from you seven different ways!

8 “The Lord will bless you and fill your barns. He will bless everything you do. The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving you. 9 If you follow the Lord your God and obey his commands, he will do what he promised. The Lord will make you his own special people.





2 Timothy 1:7
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Romans 12

be transformed
by the renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect.



Abba,

Help us to what is good and pleasing to You. What you regard in us as perfect.

We are many people, but in Christ we are all one body. We are the parts of that body, and each part belongs to all the others.

We all have different gifts. Each gift arrives from Your Grace. Our love must be real. Help put away what is evil.

Help Your Kingdom be at hand in celebrating what is good.

Let Love deepen in a way that makes us feel close like brothers and sisters.

Help us to give freely honor

In seeing people serve God, like the Louisiana floods. People who help and welcome.

Pray only good for those who treat you badly. Joel Olsteen wisely suggests rather far away over there. Ask God to bless them.

The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand when others are happy, you are happy with them.

Live together in peace with each other.

And we will please You praying for the people we love and the people and situations You've given and we have seen. In Jesus we surround all of these with Your Love. Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †