Psalm 136 ~ Steadfast Love

Pentateuch, Psalm 136 and the Light of Christ.

The Glory of the Light of Christ Is Our Encouragement.


We are all headed in the same direction. Every tongue confess Jesus is Lord and every knee will bow. We are setting up Christmas. And if sapphires, rubies and emeralds did what Christmas Lights do - we'd see another Dutch Tulip Mania at the Jewelry Stores. The representation of Jesus in Christmas.


When our youngest son was in the third grade, we sorted out the toys. And out went 3 huge, large as anyone can find, giant garbage bags. And as Edward and I carried these bags out, Edward said, "There goes all the Christmases so far."

This was something my father had considered. He said we all needed to take stock of what an adult would want. And I have gifts my parents gave a child as an adult from Christmases 40 years ago. I have Sherlock Holmes books, children's books, and memories of discussions of books we were reading and toys matching the books. I have a great silver dinner tray to put Christmas meals for grandchildren and great grandchildren. I have a tea service which served my four year olds "tea parties", their teenage boy pals and will serve at engagement parties, showers, Baptisms, Christmas and Easter future. Many, many 'big' breakfasts.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken. 

"Aslan is not a Tame Lion! He's Good, I tell you!!!"

Taking the Charlie Brown Tree and finding our Blessings.

Expectations

The Fire of the Holy Spirit Within - The Hearth of our Home - The Joy of Christmas

About this time, we would need to change the discussion to our idea of Christmas. When I volunteered with Pro Life for 3.5 years, we worked with psychologists who said we build up the season to be perfection of  expectations.  And live to see the disappointment of January, shorter days, and the onset of regular work a day reality. We work to make Christmas part of our every day. That the season of Christmas is a bonus of God's Love.


I love this Scripture is Philippians 3. We need the help of Jesus, Abba and the Holy Spirit going forth. His Love makes our Joy.

Philippians 3

12 Not that I have already obtained all this,
or have already arrived at my goal,
but I press on
to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.









The Work of Mankind is to believe.

David and Christmas.

Usually, Christmas is like the Disney we all hope for as a child. And as a teen, Christmas gives us interests - giving us a real vacation for Christmas vacation. And most of the children arrive for January a little tired. Too much vacation makes landing a little bit difficult.

Christmas is a creation of God and includes amazing and true wonders of God. Expectations from Archangel visits and prophetic announcements. Shepherds arrive. Holy men understand and see and profess.

Christmas is about discovering the Light of Christ. David - 22 years - finding out being anointed of God is really about finding the journey life is. David had rejection, existed where life gave little opportunity. The suffering had sharp right turns. David existed in armies he created, doing what we all would hope not to do. David discovered dreams within his grasp darting away with the on-lookers sure of his failure. David discovered the emptiness of success. When self serving turns up only disappointment. We are never told, but it's entirely possible a few people told David to ignore the anointing of God and live comfortably with the skills he had.


We are presented with the Glory of God. We have Mountaintop moments.


Hosea 6:3

"Let us acknowledge the LORD!

Let us press on to acknowledge him! 

As surely as the sun rises, he will appear! 

He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth!”

God's Creation of our lives is every single day. Creation is yesterday, today and tomorrow.

We are not building a flash of photo. We are building the Light of Christ within our eternal property, our soul.

What tool will we choose of all the Words of God?  What will we use to do the work of believing?

Psalm 136  

We will build a Meaningful Christmas when we use the Words and Deeds of Steadfast Love.

When we do as Charles Dickens realized in the press to write the perfect book, solving all of his life situations, "A Christmas Carol". In the middle of real life dysfunction properly called "sojourning". To have Christ and the Joy of God in our lives daily. To draw strength from the Joy of the Lord's Love. To Live Christmas in our heart every day.

When we see a family reunion, a perfect gift, the right decorations, a sweet memory is not going to make permanent happiness. When we expect Days May Come and believe God is going to see us through. Daily. When we believe Father God saw the Children of the Exodus through, they didn't drown, starve, dehydrate, they (we) only suffered from lack of faith. And yet merciful God gave them time to process and 'sojourn'.



We are building. Upbuilding. Like the Exodus. Like the stock market. Like David. Like Mary. Like Abraham. Seasons of sojourning. Learning to make Christmas in our heart every day. To discover the tinkering and helping and annoying and comforting of Steadfast Love. To weep, to laugh, to have joy, to learn to Believe God. Doing the Work He has given us. Believing Days May Come. Believing Steadfast Love.

We are building. We are maturing. We are discovering. We are planting the seeds to present our soul to our Father God with the overwhelming and outstanding Mercy and Glory of Jesus Christ. We persevere for a very good reason - Love.

 Not just for our children - because we are the Children of a Loving Father.

Abba,

For my blessing, Abba for your blessing, Abba gives us Jesus for our blessing. Thank You.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

We give thanks for Jesus Christ. 33 years Jesus gave us grace upon grace. Jesus our comfort with grace and truth daily. Yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Genesis 1:2 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Father God planned for the Holy Spirit to live within believers and have talks in the Garden of our soul. A Day to God is Thousands of years.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Moses Deuteronomy 18:18 He will tell them everything I command him. Jesus is God's Plan. 1500 B.C.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Isaiah 700 B.C. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

The Exodus an instant miracle. 40 years Moses was a Shepherd, 40 years Joshua Loved and served. And in 1000 B.C David secured the tribal lands of the Tribe of Judah.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Mary waited for her family to unite. Acts 1. 33 years. Even Jesus waited for His Loved ones.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Days may come. The Second Law of Thermodynamics tells us every single part of this universe is in decay.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Peter asked to walk with Jesus. And immediately, as he drowned, Jesus gave His Hand and lifted him. Peter knew the Words of Life are with Jesus.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Jesus overcomes. Jesus is the way, truth and Life. Jesus is our hope, faith and Love.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

We thank You for the Truth of Your Word. To read Your Word and find the truth warming our
souls.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.


Give Thanks to Jesus.
Jesus Christ is Good and covers us with His Life and Name.
Jesus Christ is Steadfast Love and Jesus endures Forever.
Thanks be unto our Father God, for the Holy Spirit, given to us.
Thanks be for Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord and Savior.

All of God's Children, we pray receive His Steadfast Love and know His Tender Mercy.
Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Luke 2 ~ The Shepherds

 

What happened in that field.


Luke 2

The shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Abba,

For my blessing, Abba for your blessing, Abba gives us Jesus for our blessing.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

We give thanks for Jesus Christ. 33 years Jesus gave us grace upon grace. Jesus our comfort with grace and truth daily. Yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Genesis 1:2 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Father God planned for the Holy Spirit to live within believers and have talks in the Garden of our soul. A Day to God is Thousands of years.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Moses Deuteronomy 18:18 He will tell them everything I command him. Jesus is God's Plan. 1500 B.C.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Isaiah 700 B.C. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

The Exodus an instant miracle. 40 years Moses was a Shepherd, 40 years Joshua Loved and served. And in 1000 B.C David secured the tribal lands of the Tribe of Judah.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Mary waited for her family to unite. Acts 1. 33 years. Even Jesus waited for His Loved ones.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Days may come. The Second Law of Thermodynamics tells us every single part of this universe is in decay.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Peter asked to walk with Jesus. And immediately, as he drowned, Jesus gave His Hand and lifted him. Peter knew the Words of Life are with Jesus.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Jesus overcomes. Jesus is the way, truth and Life. Jesus is our hope, faith and Love.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

We thank You for the Truth of Your Word. To read Your Word and find the truth warming our

souls.

Giving thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His Steadfast Love endures forever.

Give Thanks to Jesus.

Jesus Christ is Good and covers us with His Life and Name.

Jesus Christ is Steadfast Love and Jesus endures Forever.

Thanks be unto our Father God, for the Holy Spirit, given to us.

Thanks be for Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord and Savior.

All of God's Children, we pray receive His Steadfast Love and know His Tender Mercy.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

John 1:1-18 ~ His Glory

John 1:1-18

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.


9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

Isaiah 61

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.

They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord
for the display of his splendor.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.

5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
6 And you will be called priests of the Lord,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.

7 Instead of your shame
you will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit a double portion in your land,
and everlasting joy will be yours.

8 “For I, the Lord, love justice;
I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people
and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the Lord has blessed.”

10 I delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.

For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness

as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,

So the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness
and praise spring up before all nations.

John 20:29
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

We sat with friends from Church and spoke of meaningful Christmases past. And some of our most vivid memories went back to the early part of the last century. Grandparents departed to Heavenly Home leaving memories of goodness and love. And Church Services. Where peace and contentment catch up with our eternal beings to create contact with God.

This is an out reach time of year for Churches. To create a peaceful time. To add to peace. Making a narrow path to God.

Don't miss out on Church. This Season has a Lot of Hope. We Expect Jesus. Faith, Hope and Love. Let the Love Father God has for you fill your heart.

God help us to fill those we love with renewed hope for years ahead filled with love. We ask in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.



Abba,

We Bless You, Father, You have Blessed us. Give us the Blessing to see and live in these Blessings.

Holy Spirit Live in our heart as we Live God's Good Will - we do have the God's Word - always, every day, each and every time we ask You, Father God, prayerfully to Know God's Love is effective.

We thank You, Father God for Your mercies. What makes life hard one day - is not difficult the next day. Your mercies renew, revise, restrengthen us for Your Plan. You are the Father of all of us.

We will stake our claim upon all of the research on prayer saying how much prayer changes life. And agree fervently. We will stay within understanding of God is God and we are His. And agree His Good Will is Good Will.

We will examine every day of our lives for what we see as God's Love and Care and be grateful. We will know we are in process and be in care of the tenderness of one another.

We will Abide in God as Father and Lord of All. And always earnestly pray for ourselves as we really are, for the people we Love, to see God's Blessings of Love, praying for the people He gives us and doing the hard work to bless them, asking God to sort out the Blessings to cover us all, only a God task. We will know our prayers make a difference and we pray for work places, we pray for our cities, our communities, our Churches. We pray for the Nation with Love and shine God's Love and on the praying and Jesus Loving people surrounding our earth with more Jesus, more Holy Spirit and more Abba.

We thank You, Abba. You Bless us. Amen in Jesus.

 ♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Psalm 104 ~ Send forth Your Spirit

Oh, the places Father God has allowed mankind to go. We do not know 'exactly' how many planets are in this solar system. We do know, we have seen things in our lifetime, the other generations have not. And we know Jesus did see these with Father God and the Holy Spirit. Father God has spoken Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, "It is Good."

When we read John 2

25 Jesus did not need any testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.

We know Father God has looked at all of us, all of mankind, and decided to save the world in Jesus Christ. As we are, God has seen us.

We know, today, the Lightning of the earth is connected. As if the magnetosphere is panty hose connected around the planet and pings from the Sun and solar flares. And yet, we do not know the store house of God's Will for this display of His Word.

Psalm 104

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great!

John's 21 Chapters are all about the Glory of God's Only Son and do not use the Greek word "Dynamis" Power, instead John uses "dynatia" powerless. God sent His Son - The Father of All - Creator of the Universe - sent us Jesus. Grace upon Grace.

Jesus walked among the powerless and found among us "Joy." God has told us in all our situations - He has also lived and found Goodness.

Jesus told us of seeds and situations - then, instead of just speaking the Beautiful Words - He Lived and died and rose.

Jesus rose to serve breakfast and be asked about His choices and saw the Disciples bicker. Jesus then chose to be the Risen God who walked to Emmaus with amazing grumblers. Astounding. And He chose to spend time with 500 from the Multitudes.

Jesus saw John the Baptist be killed by petty power and sat with His People of 5,000 by the Shining Sea of Galilee. And being God - this meal has fed us for 2,000 years. Not just 5,000 people. Jesus doesn't use the word Power because we are 'shone' to seek God  and to love and believe our Father God.

You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

2 covering yourself with light as with a garment,

stretching out the heavens like a tent.

3 He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters;

he makes the clouds his chariot;

he rides on the wings of the wind;

4 he makes his messengers winds,

his ministers a flaming fire.

5 He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.

6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.

8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.

9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills

11 they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.

13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

14 You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth

15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.

16 The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.

18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. 19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. 20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.

21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

22 When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.

23 Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.

24 O LORD, how manifold are your works!

In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25 Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. 

26 There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
27 These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand,
they are filled with good things.


29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30 When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,

and you renew the face of the ground.

31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works

32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,

who touches the mountains and they smoke!

33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have being.

34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more!

Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!

Abba, Father,

Live in our hearts
Help us honor Christ the Lord as holy

With you we will always being prepared to make a defense
for a reason for the hope that is in our soul, mind, heart

And with Jesus we will do this with gentleness and respect

With Your gift of the Holy Spirit in Jesus' Name, having a good conscience
give us good behavior in Christ Jesus.



Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth,
for the Lord has spoken,
The Lord God our Father gives us His Words.
The Word of God is Sure and Faithful.

Because of the Tender Love of the Most High
we will not cease to pray for our Loved ones,
for the people You have given us,
for the faithful prayers of all Your Beloved Children
surrounding Your Good earth
asking that You, Abba, may be fill us with the knowledge of Your will
in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Blessed, Blessed, Blessed be the Name Jesus
Living God reign in us always.
Thank You.
Amen.

 ♔ Lord Jesus Saves †