Psalm 96 ~ Sing to the Lord a new song

Psalm 96

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.

3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!
9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth!

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”

11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Let's pray for Spring. Spring, Texas among others would be glad of the sunshine.

Abba, You are our Father,

It's beginning to look a lot like Ash Wednesday Weather.

We know we are slated for another Winter Storm. Please bless us.

We have a prayer request for mild sunshine and occasional spring showers. The March Lion arrived in winter, and we hope for and pray for the Lamb of March to arrive.

Oh sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth!

2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.

God is going to run Spring in

3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!

4 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the Heavens.

An accident of nature and yet heartwarming. The Deer is calm and reverent.

6 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts!

9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;
tremble before him, all the earth!

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will judge the peoples with equity.”

11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;



Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

12 let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

Before the Lord, for he comes
for he comes to judge the earth.


He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Abba,

You have 12 Open Heavenly Gates for Prayer.

Your Children would love to have the Spring weather begin. We thank You for what You bring us
and ask Your Blessings. Help us to be Blessing Seekers.

Let all of Creation, pray with us now.

The Blessing of God on us. And His Heaven on earth. Blessing us and our loved ones. Lifting us out of the weather
and reminding us we are God's because of Jesus Christ. Lifting our cares close to God and away for the temporal. Believing in God our Nation will Rise and all of those Nations sheltering His Children trusting in Him.

His Good and Gracious Will be done.

Alleluia in Jesus Christ. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Luke 2:41-52 ~ every year

Romans believed all roads lead to Rome. Roman occupation would have changed so much of Judea. It's probable,  even the roads inside Jerusalem changed. Nazareth, high up on a hill, looks out over the Jezreel Valley, it is far from having city streets where the horizon is not seen.

12 miles outside of Bethlehem is Beit Shemesh and the local high school students helped with an Archaeological Dig. Discovering an intact Roman road. This was called the Emperor's Highway leading to Jerusalem.

Coins - a coin minted by Roman prefect of Judea Pontius Pilate from 29 AD, a coin minted by Agrippa I from 41 AD, dating to the second year of the revolt against Rome (67 AD) and a later Islamic coin from the Umayyad period.

Luke 2:41-52

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 

42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. 43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, 44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances

And when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. 

Allegro


And when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. 

46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

 48 And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” 

49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” 

50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.


When we look back at the History surrounding the life of Jesus, we don't find huge doubt Jesus was alive and did what the Scriptures said. Two historians record Pontius Pilate immediately sent a letter to Emperor Claudius telling about what the Disciples told Jesus, Risen and Conquering Death, about all of Israel knew of Jesus' life, ministry, miracles and death.

The letter to Emperor Claudius is missing. No one knows what it said. 325 years the Roman Empire shook over Jesus Christ. The early part of these anno domini “in the year of the Lord" years was the fierce debate Jesus was never human. Always God. Certainly, this would explain the miracles of Jesus. Jesus said we would see greater miracles. And in truth, when you speak to Christians, they all have miraculous parts to their prayer life. Jesus was right, we would see 2000 years of miracles drawing people close to a time our lives barely resemble in many ways. Our generation would be able to point to our great-grandparents and understand. And yet we relate to Jesus Christ.

God in all generations.
Luke 2 tells us Jesus wants to know why His Parents are looking for Him. Jesus is fully human.

And as we apply 2,000 years of hearts and souls drawn to Jesus, we know we have seen miracles leading hearts, minds and souls to the Risen, Working and Alive Jesus Son of God. Messiah. God of Gods, True Light of True Light.


Abba, Father,

We know all our Journey leads to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is Life. 

We ask Your Willing Blessings.

We have all lived seeing so much Change. And in the Scriptures, sweeping changes are shown as well. The answer is timeless. To believe God is yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Father God, we lift our cares of those we love. Our elderly dog, family travel for Spring Break, a new blessing of a puppy to You. Seeking You to say the Word over all our changes and pour Your Blessing on us.

We Rise as we believe You will care for those we Love. We Trust their very being to You. Remembering You as Father. God of Love, God of Encouragement.

We read the news and the violence of the century and Believe You are the Light of Nations. Bless all of our lives and cares so high, the Nation is lifted Trusting in You. Bless the Nations believing in You for renewed Hope and Life.

We bless You for Jesus Christ and His Words encouraging all His Beloved around the earth, praying for more Heaven on earth. Your Good Will be done. And know the communion of saints as Your Prayer covers Your Good Creation today.

Blessings of being the New Covenant in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Alleluia. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Matthew 6:6-13 ~ Hallowed by Your Name Jesus

Goodbye to the Snowiest February in History!!!

Matthew 6:6-13

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this:

“Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

This Saturday and Sunday, it's fairly apparent we aren't all out of snow, but good is arriving.

We all pray the Lord's Prayer. The Words of the Son of God.

And then we added to them?

For Thine is the Kingdom

and the Power

and the Glory. Amen.

Ok. Why?

John explained why the Words were added to the Very Words of Jesus Christ.

John 19:35
The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.



John - we know where he lived. We know why John was on Patmos. We know John was told Jesus would return. We know John was an eyewitness to the Glory of God is Alive and Working. The Glory of God's Son Resurrecting. The Glory of the Return of Jesus Christ again to the Living.

Revelation 6

Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”

2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse!

And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

For Thine is the Kingdom

and the Power

and the Glory. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer bears witness to the Glory of God Revealed.

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands--this is the Word of Life.

1 John 1:2

And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, 

and we proclaim to you t

he eternal life that was with the Father 

and was revealed to us.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Luke 2:13-14 ~ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased

Luke 2:13-14

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

 “Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

I was listening to a discussion on 'moral dessert.' The concept of poor motivation for good deeds. We build every day. We are building a life and an analogy of a quilt will work well. God does away with the idea of 'moral dessert'. Father God tells us His motivation is to save the world. We are invited into His Glory. His Kingdom, His Home, His eternity, His Love and the Love of His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Glory of God is His Love. His Love is amazingly generous. God tells us His work for mankind is to believe. The Almighty, Alpha and Omega proclaims He loves us first. We love for the generosity of His Love.

God tells us fruit is important. Hearts of Love, Joy and Peace. Finding God in His Good Creation around us. Realizing the Mission of God does not exist because we debunk, debase the day to day culture. To be in the world and expect to find blessings. To be not of the world. God does not give His Son with open arms, ending a Life Jesus has Called Joy, to condemn the flaws and strugglings of mankind. God gives us Jesus to take His well-earned wrath from us. To provide Life.

We are allowed to fear God. So many times the word 'yar' is used for fear - reverence. And yet God gives His very Word - God would rather find mercy. David writes goodness and mercy will be found following the one who Loves God. Our footprints are goodness and mercy.

John the Disciple stood and risked being slaughtered horribly by the Roman Empire to stand with Jesus on Good Friday. If we look for the reason - John identified God as God of Love. John had been eyewitness to the miracles said to follow in the footsteps of the Messiah. God's exact nature on earth.

God of Love.

God tells us to not be 'of' the world. To find what is pure and noble. To represent the 12 Gates of Heaven are always open and our destination with all of God's Creation - mankind - are the same. Jesus Son of God. Light of the world. Light in mankind.

To explain man lives by every Word of God. And the Word of God manifest is Jesus Christ.

To absorb the Scriptures to find the Willingness of God giving His Son to you - to find Him to be your Father.




This evening I was so blessed to hear the Great Horned Owl.

The Great Horned Owl has a striking name, for reason a mere recording will not convey. The contentment is heard almost like the Dove. The sweet noise of immense gratitude. The enjoyment of the nest and the companion. Watching the sun rest and the calm of the evening. Doves cry, "Jesus is King." Owls do this as well in the joy of the call. The Great Horned  Owl is a bird, with hollow bones and is able to make cooing and thunder. Your ear will hear this clearly 2 or 4 suburban blocks away and as the noise reaches you ~ your chest will rattle a little as if lightning was nearby. No instrument of mankind does this without electric magnification and, yet, The Great Horned Owl has a little of the power of thunder to carry the noise impressively carried as bold and utter contentment. The Joy of home. Blessing of God's Provision.

The Call. God describes Thunder as His Voice.  Elijah found God as a quiet voice. The personal and complete knowing of God - speaks within our heart, mind and soul.  We know His Love.

The Bible is the Word of God, the journey is where God is present.
Seeing, receiving, sharing and building.

Psalm 42

Deep calls to Deep

I remember You

from the land of Jordan and of Hermon,

from Mount Mizar.

Deep calls to deep

at the roar of your waterfalls;

all your breakers and your waves

have gone over me.

By day the LORD commands his steadfast love,

and at night his song is with me,

a prayer to the God of my life.

Abba, Father God,

Let the Glory of Your Love be our daily Blessing.

The Willingness of You, Good Father, as living within those we Love to carry their Peace to know Your Home. Speaking to our soul, feeding our mind, filling our hearts.

Knowing more Heaven on earth is the Joy and Love within us.

The Light to the brightness of Nations. The Light of Christ Jesus stands forever, continuing into Your Glory, Your Kingdom, Your Word, Your Promises our assurance. Fill our Nation with Trust in You. Your Promises are forever.

The Communion of the Saints to consider the Prayers of Your Beloved circling Your Good Creation. More Heaven on earth in Jesus Christ. Blessing the People of God fed for millenniums by our Good Father.

Fill us with Your Voice and Love.  In Christ Jesus Alleluia.

Amen.

Mount Herman feeds the Jordan River

As the Dan River

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †