John 17:11-24 ~ because You loved me before the creation of the world

Believing and Knowing Jesus Loves you today.

John 17:11-24

I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.

13 “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.


This is one of the truly wonderful prayers in the Bible.
Just as Jesus was loved by Father God, then and still today.
This prayer is for us,  His beloved children today.

Josephus the Historian to 3 Roman Emperors writes in Antiquities 18: Chapter 3
“And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day.” Josephus is recording the unity of the Christians. Truly a Work of God in this first century. This portion of Josephus  is accepted and not debated.

I prayed this prayer with the Lord's Prayer this morning and found, joy. Jesus has Joy within Him. Giving us the comfort of His sanctification, His truth as we believe in Jesus.

Hebrews 7
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.

Abba, Father God,

You are gentle and vast, You fill the whole universe.

Dwell in us and Help us to Seek You First.

To seek Your Heaven on this, Your good creation.

All fall short of the Glory of God. Jesus had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.   In Grace upon Grace, Jesus was fully human in every way, in order that Jesus might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that Jesus might make atonement for the sins of the people.

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, 

fix your thoughts on Jesus.

Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 

Fight the good fight of the faith. 

Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called. 

Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

God of Love help our faith reveal hearts of Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Guard the people entrusted to us. 

Remembering You told us Your Mercies renew, and we will find this.

In the times we have worry, we will remember God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. Your Holy Spirit will pray for us. We can lean into You. 

In the Highest Name of Jesus, we ask Your Righteousness. 

And our souls will be a wonderful home for You.

Surround us, fill us, fill those we Love with Jesus Christ. 

Redeem us and Renew us with Your Willingness, and we will be Blessed and Blessed. 

Help us to Seek Your Kingdom and Righteousness first. To Live lives of Love, Peace and Joy.

Give us this day to find our Joy is our Strength in You.

Father, You are Working.

Bless Elliott with Healing and Dee.

 You Fight the Good Fight, we find our Comfort, Help and Strength. 

To live in affection and Love brings us faith, hope and Love.

You are The Good Father asking us

To Love ourselves. To have a Spirit of Power.

Love others.

Comforted and Strengthened we will find Solutions

And Greater Joys.

Abundant Love flowing down. Soaking us All!

His Living Water flows.

Opening our doors with expectation of Your Continued Goodness

in ourselves, in the ones we Love,

Jesus Christ in the people You bring us.

We pray for the safety of

our Schools to be a safe, good,

warm place for the Children

Children need their Schools.

We uphold them with our Love and Prayers.

We ask Your Mighty Word

to for all the United States and the world

Finding Your Blessing and Word of Love.

Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.

Covered in God's Love,

President Donald Trump, the First Lady and Their Family

Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady and Their Family.
All of Our Families.

The Presidential Team.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx

Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.

Senator Tim Scott

Thanking You, The Southern Hemisphere

Didn't see flu during the 2020 Winter Season.

God's Blessing upon us ALL to find the Vote

Properly counted and to be relied upon.

The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.

Help this Storms to end quickly, safely

Help Hurricane Overcomers.

And California Fire Overcomers.

 You for Hear Our Prayers!

Bless the Nation trusting in You. 

Bring all the Nations to Your Brightness, to the Glory of Jesus.

We love to see Your Glory daily. Love Earnestly. Amen.

In Jesus Christ. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

MERCY FOR ALL

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Mark 13:32-37 ~ Suddenly

 

Mark 13:32-37

“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. 34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. 

35 Therefore stay awake

—for you do not know 

when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— 36 lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. 

37 And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”

Take Official Difficulties. Toss in a few words: 

Optimism, Hope, Here We Go Again, Learned a thing or two. Virus end, Vaccine Accomplished, Stock Market, Shrinking Unemployment, Rising Employment. Soon. Next Year. This beautiful, coming spring.

Build each day. Build. Look Up. Mercy when seen given, is Encouragement. We enjoy seeing Good News. Heart of Love. Memories. Hopes. Enduring. Overcoming, Prevailing. Gratitude.

Difficulty. Opportunity for a Solution. Turn it around. A new approach.

We just did a Blog Post on Prayer. We have prayed many hopeful days with:

and

Hands open to His Possibilities

Father God doesn't say a lot about where to pray and when to pray (other than His Generous welcome to just talk to Him, all the time, about everything!) Gabriel, the Archangel, announces his privilege to stand in the Presence of God Himself. Jesus says be honest, be humble, Love the Lord with all Your Heart.

Let's Consider the Season of Giving Thanks.

We can find a reason. We love the People God has given us. Tenderly. Fully. And then we might consider these prayer hands:

We enfold those we Love tenderly into God's Heart.

We place them Perfectly in His Love.

And in this, 

We fully embrace His Outstanding Love

and Mercy. 

Grace upon Grace.

Enfolded.

Our Highest Name Jesus.

And we have all we need.

To give us this Day.

Filled with His Love.

Blessed.

Forgive those — shake, shake, shake it off.

All Things Possible with God.

San Diego 2011

Abba, Father God

I started today having an unusual, long cry with sobs for the United States. Worry about:

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/2019-democrats-warned-election-companies-dominion-are-prone-security

Congressional Democrats had long raised security concerns about Dominion, other voting machine companies. Democratic leaders of Congress warned last year in a series of letters that election technology companies such as Dominion Voting Systems were “prone to security problems,” a result of them having purportedly “long skimped on security favoring convenience.”

The allegations were detailed in a series of letters sent in December 2019 by Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden and Amy Klobuchar, along with Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. The letters were addressed to several capital investment groups that had purchased shares in numerous election software companies. Among those companies was Dominion Voting Systems, stakes in which had been acquired by Staple Street Capital Group, in New York City. Dominion has been plagued by reports of glitchy software in at least several voting jurisdictions throughout the country since Election Day 2020. Dominion has "categorically" denied reports of fraudulent software on its systems, stating that there has been no evidence that its voting systems were “in any way compromised.”

Last year, however, the Democratic leaders were less certain of that security. “We have concerns about the spread and effect of private equity investment in many sectors of the economy,” the politicians wrote, “including the election technology industry — an integral part of our nation's democratic process.”

“We are particularly concerned,” they continued, quoting several news reports, “that secretive and 'trouble-plagued companies,' owned by private equity firms and responsible for manufacturing and maintaining voting machines and other election administration equipment, 'have long skimped on security favoring convenience,' leaving voting systems across the country 'prone to security problems.' "

I wept considering 2016 had a win of the unknown Challenger. I wept because the candidate with the lid on, with few people ever showing up, had unbelievably won. I truly wonder about the state of the Election. And I want to know my vote legally counted. For several hours, I was gravely concerned. About all Elections of the USA. I hope to know the votes were compared to the current voting roosters and observed intently by both Democrats and Republicans as Florida was in 2000. 

I have decided God Has All Matters In His Plan.

God has all difficulties under His Feet.

God isn't worried.

I will pray with God.

I Trust the Light of the World

The Light in mankind is Jesus Christ.

Dwell in us, Father God.

Help us to You First. We want to see more of Heaven on earth.

We want our generations to have Peace, Freedom, Hope, Faith and Love.

Not oppression, freedom from agenda, freedom of thought, words and Religion.

We ask for these High Ideals in Jesus Christ.

We offer sincere Gratitude for the Blessings You have Showered on us.

For the years of wonderful Thanksgiving Memories of Beautiful Days.

And the Joy of Hope for many more Thanksgivings of Gratitude, Love and Beauty.

Blessings of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Gifts from You, Father God.

Dwell in us, daily! Help us to be Your Sanctuary.

Bless us and those we love, to find You first in life
and live in Jesus.

Through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.  Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.

We ask in the Highest Name of Jesus to have our divisions heal.
Knowing the great heart of this Nation and the world
This Light shines in all of us.

Bless those working to put the framework right.
All the Promises of God arrive near the Law,
We need the framework of God to establish Peace.

Again. Thank You for the new Middle East peace occurring again,
Half a lifetime, again.

Jesus help us in this Nation to be Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump, the First Lady and Their Family
Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady and Their Family.
All of Our Families.
The Presidential Team.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx

Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.
Senator Tim Scott,
The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.
Hurricanes Overcome.

And Fires Overcome.

The Help and Building up of our Families.
Thank You, all the Willing Help You Give us
Bless and affirm, strengthen and establish those suffering.

Please have mercy on my family and my mother. Thank You.
Thank You for my sons and their calls to us.
The kindness of the people we have spoken to.
Thank you for Edith, Mother's Caregiver.

Through Jesus Christ,
Glory forever and ever. Amen.

Be. 

Today.

Liberty and Justice for ALL

THE LIGHT SHINES AND

THE DARKNESS HAS NOT UNDERSTOOD

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

MERCY FOR ALL

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Joshua 4 ~ to this day

 

Heaven has a crystal river. A River of Shining Water. We can picture this in Heaven.

Joshua 4

Twelve Memorial Stones from the Jordan

When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan, from the very place where the priests' feet stood firmly, and bring them over with you and lay them down in the place where you lodge tonight.’” 

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe. 5 And Joshua said to them, “Pass on before the ark of the Lord your God into the midst of the Jordan, and take up each of you a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, 6 that this may be a sign among you. When your children ask in time to come, ‘What do those stones mean to you?’ 7 then you shall tell them that the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. So these stones shall be to the people of Israel a memorial forever.”

8 And the people of Israel did just as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of the Jordan, according to the number of the tribes of the people of Israel, just as the Lord told Joshua. And they carried them over with them to the place where they lodged and laid them down there. 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests bearing the ark of the covenant had stood; and they are there to this day. 10 For the priests bearing the ark stood in the midst of the Jordan until everything was finished that the Lord commanded Joshua to tell the people, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua.

The people passed over in haste. 11 And when all the people had finished passing over, the ark of the Lord and the priests passed over before the people. 12 The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the people of Israel, as Moses had told them. 13 About 40,000 ready for war passed over before the Lord for battle, to the plains of Jericho. 14 On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.

15 And the Lord said to Joshua, 16 “Command the priests bearing the ark of the testimony to come up out of the Jordan.” 17 So Joshua commanded the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.” 18 And when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord came up from the midst of the Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up on dry ground, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed all its banks, as before.

19 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they encamped at Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. 21 And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’ 

For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan 

for you until you passed over, 

as the Lord your God did to the Red Sea, 

which He dried up for us until we passed over, 

so that all the peoples of the earth may know that 

the Hand of the Lord is Mighty, that you may (Yar — reverence) fear 

The Lord your God forever.”

Are the rocks the same? Who knows? God Knows.

The altars set up as the 12 Tribes set up their land, remain. 

Are these the same stones in the River Jordan? We will know in Heaven.

Joshua knew some trepidation as he began. God looked into Joshua's heart and gave assurances. God did as Jesus said and He Worked. A Wonder of God. God parted the River Jordan as the people entered Israel after their Journey. 

And with this great miracle, God did something very unusual. God never sets up remembrances really. God set up a bridge, a footpath. Something to remember this unusual time. God wasn't going to part the water every day. God gave us His Works to be remembered Reasonably.

James 3:17 

 The wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, 

full of mercy and good fruits, 

impartial and sincere.

God was probably offering Celebration. A Repeat. A Joy in Life. John 17.  Father God's Trust in the People of His Good Creation.

  Genesis 1:4

And God said, “Let there be Light,” and there was Light. And God saw that the Light was good. 

And God separated the Light from the darkness. 

God called the Light Day, and the darkness he called Night. 

And there was evening and there was morning, the first Day. 

Father God wasn't offering Heaven. Father God was working and expecting His Children to work His Good Creation. Like Jesus, Jesus knew people didn't walk on water well. And like Peter, who wisely, decided to swim to Jesus, alive, in John 21. Only Jesus walks on water well.

A recent survey of 6 in 10 American people say they've experienced such great and deep stress, they feel sleep-deprived. The Nation says we are tired and weary. 80% reporting they've prayed every day, believing God hears them specifically and Loves them. Knowing God Loves Me. Tenderly. And now this has declined to 25% pray less, saying they know at least they pray monthly. This happens as Churches have had closure for Pandemic.

Not Studied are the thousands who have prayed on the Beaches of California without much notice. Or the thousands who turned out to ask for a better society, very peacefully. Or the thousands who have prayed in Washington D.C. Or those grateful for Thanksgiving Prayer Day asked Nationally.

One of the nice aspects of Church in Pandemic, is the YouTube Church Service. Tender hearts can weep and be all the range of emotions, while tenderly cared for during YouTube Church. Feeling God can place all things under His feet easily. Stress is a burden. YouTube Church Services and prayer groups can help immeasurably. Our Churches have believed Jesus is God and offer reasonable expectations of us. Tender Love from Father God.

Gratitude and Thanksgiving pour forth even in stress. But honesty allows us to heal. The Scriptures are messy to deal with real us in real life.

1 Corinthians 15:27 

 For “God has put everything under His feet.”

We want to be in God's Place. To know how much God Loves us. To know His forgiveness when we feel craven worried and experience, again, the relief Disciples were never removed for having trepidation. His Love. For us. God is not worried. All things are under His feet. The Universe is upheld from His Word. We want God's Calm.

To experience the parallel of 1 Corinthians 15:27

Ephesians 1:22,23

And God put everything under His feet and

made Him head over everything for the church,  

which is His Body, 

His fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Again 

The Storm will Pass.

We will be washed by Living Water!

And go back to summer days 

like King's Church

Celebrating and Youth Groups!

This Storm will end,

the waters will part,

and Father God

Will

Safely

and

Tenderly

Steadfastly Hold us in His Heart.

Our Good Father is Alive, Lovingly Present and Working.

Abba, Our Father, 

Psalm 46:1-3 

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 

 Proverbs 18:10 

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe. 

 Nehemiah 8:10 

Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

 Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name. 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

 Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, 

as we forgive those who trespass against us; 

and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 

 And as John has been His faithful eyewitness, 

To Jesus Christ we give our hearts proclaiming, 

for Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory.

Abba, 

 We ask You to strengthen us each day that we may walk in the plans You have for us.

Dwell in us.

Help us to see You First in our lives.

To Seek You First.

 All honor and glory to You, Father.

 In the highest name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, and sisters, 

Like Matthew 25

be steadfast, 

immovable, 

always abounding in the work of the Lord, 

knowing that in the Lord 

your labor is not in vain.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
and the love of God

And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you ALL.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers.

Finally, brothers, Rejoice! 

Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; 

and the God of love 

and peace 

will be with you.

 Amen!

Opening our doors with expectation of Your Continued Goodness
in ourselves, in the ones we Love,
Jesus Christ in the people You bring us.

Blessing our Nation, blessing us.
Ending our Divisions.
Lord Jesus Christ Dwell in Us!

His Steadfast Love, Jesus, we ask bring into our loved one's lives.
May Father God bless us all in Jesus.

Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word and see more Joy.
Covered in God's Love,
President Donald Trump, the First Lady and Their Family
Vice President Mike Pence, the Second Lady and Their Family.
The Presidential Team.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield, Dr. Deborah Birx
Governor Abbott and all 50 Governors and Legislatures.
Senator Tim Scott.

The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.
Hurricane Overcomers.

Praying no more intense Storms for us all.
And the end to Fires in our Nation.

Thank You all the Willing Help You've Given

God Saves the World.

Please continue to bless us ALL and Truth!

To be Steadfast During Storms like Matthew 25.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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