Galatians 6:9 ~ And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

The true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary of doing good, 

for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

As we look to the skies December 21st, just as the Shepherds did and Magi as Jesus Christ was born, we are similar again to the First Christmas.

The Birth of Jesus has so many wonderful Promises of God fulfilled, we would see prophetic Word of God filled back to Moses and Genesis 1.  Son of David, Jesus Lord at His Birth. The Archangel Gabriel has arrived twice to tell of His Birth.  

Mary was understandably fearful and ran to Elizabeth, 70 miles. To be welcomed by the Joy of pre-born John the Baptist. Almost deserted by her betrothed.

The Shepherds have seen so many Angels this is written as All the Heavenly Host. Bethlehem is moved by world events to become the birthplace of Jesus.

And as Mary and Joseph experience the Birth of Jesus, the dedication of Jesus at God's Jerusalem Temple becomes a warm and loving experience of the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit. Not warned merely by dream to avoid Herod, the nobility of far away assure them to flee to Egypt.

With all tremendous aspects, given by God, we would fully expect to hear of only amazing faith and unwavering devotion to Father God by Mary and Joseph. Instead, the glimpses of the Mother of God and Jesus' family proclaim the fragility of adverse circumstances and the-who-me-of-individual Faith.

All of Scripture completes the unending circle of God's Love and His Living Word.

 John 6:29 

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in Him God has sent.”

Elijah saw amazing Wonders of God and went to live in a cave for fear and craving what he understood. Like Mary and Joseph and all who work to have faith, yet want what they understand and the comfort of their own ideas for their lives.

1 Kings 19:11

 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.”

We have all this year watched graphs, mountains — if you will, of information, mountains of graphs with predictions of deaths and mountains of graphs with financial fears and recoveries. A mountain of statistics. We are like the goals of John the Baptist, in the area of Abilene, seeking a plain with smooth paths.

God is in and around and near. And the people of God have a longing:

Luke 3 

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 

‘Prepare the way of the Lord; 

Make His paths straight.

 Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low

 The crooked places shall be made straight 

And the rough ways smooth; 

 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’ ”

David wrote of ascents.

To ascend what God would have us become. To have Hearts, God would want to run to exactly as the Prodigal Son coming Home.

And the Scriptures complete the Circle of Father God's unending and merciful love to us. 

His Steadfast Love and Joy. Scriptures repeat as the Disciples put eyes and faith upon Jesus Healing Them All from the first Day of His Ministry. The fragility of the Disciples fear in following Jesus coming in direct contact with what they expected of their own lives. 

God tells us His Creation is Good.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. This year we have made direct contact with Elijah's Holy Spirit following the strong wind tearing into our mountain (of plans) and breaking rocks. We have experienced fears and tremors we could call earthquakes. We had the most amazing clear view of beautiful skies. So blue. After earthquakes, we have seen such fires the skies were a horrible shade of burning grey.

God calls us, we feel Him.

We know the stillness of His Calling. To be Still and Know He is God. We are called by a small and gracious God arriving in a world as a helpless infant. God refers to going to His Temple, as if going Home. 

The Bible always literally calls this going up to Jerusalem, going up to the Temple of God. Going as Jesus says, “Arise”. The Church. God gave His Life.  And we ask God to know all of us and Live within us. In, around and near. God so close, like Psalm 139, the knowledge is too high for us.

Too high for us to hold other than in faith. And holding to the Truth and living the Truth. Acknowledging the Truth and asking Him to Live within us.

Psalm 139 

And laid Your hand upon me. 

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; 

It is high, I cannot attain it.

God is still telling us

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — His Creation is Good.

He gives us His Son and we ascend. Today.

 

 John 6:29 

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in Him God has sent.”

1 John 3:19 

And by this we know that we are of the truth,

and shall assure our hearts 

before Him.

Abba, Father,

Today we ask of You a Blessing and Receive. We find our Joy.

We will place our Trust in You.

Jesus with the people we Love. Jesus with our cares and concerns. Jesus with the people You have given us. To You, Our Father, Who can do more than we ask or imagine.

We are remembering Answered Prayers.

Jesus is God and His Blessing covering all His Creation asking for more Heaven on earth. 

Jesus Son of God - Bless, Heal, Sustain, Comfort, Guide

President Donald Trump, and his family, 

Vice President Pence and his family,

The White House Staff,

especially those in need of healing today

 God Bless Them!

And God Bless President Trump for free Regeneron for

Us ALL.

Safety and wisdom for:

Governor Abbott

and all 50 United States Governors and our Legislatures

Praying for Elliott, Harby and their family 

for complete blessing of healing.

I believe Jesus is healing Elliott.

The Fringe of Your Robe placed upon all of Your Good Creation. 

The Balm of Gilead, Jesus, rubbed just where we hurt.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. 

We pray more of Your Good Will filling the whole earth with Your Glory.

We will

 Remember our answered Prayers. 

And live this Day. Looking in expectation 

You will strengthen us, 

And the ones we Love. 

We will Seek You first and find Your Kingdom.

Covering us with the Name and Power of Jesus,

Brave people. Holding up Life for one another.

We are People with Jesus,

we can make

Redemption

Strength.

Praying the Victory!

And Virus end!

Knowing God is going to bring

us past the storms into

His Plan of desired Haven 

in Psalm 107.

Goodness and Love You are, Father God, spread this to Love ones! 

For ALL our Nation trusting in You. 

Thank You, You are the Key, Jesus Christ.

Thank You, Father God

Merry Christmas!

Jesus Christ has made us His. 

Alleluia. Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †

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Malachi 3 ~ Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

Saint or Bishop Nicholas was definitely rebuilding the Branch of Jesse

Malachi 3

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. 

2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.^{[and they will belong to the Lord in bringing their offers of righteousness]} 

4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.


6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 

7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. 

Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.

 But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke the devourer^{[Probably a name for some crop-destroying pest]} for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. 

12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.

13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord. 

But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’ 

14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’”


16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. 

The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 

17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

Behold, to be a land of delight, to be called blessed by the Lord of Hosts, to what shall we aspire?

We rely upon the Lord's gracious favor. 

Yes, Texas.

There is a real St. Nicholas, a Bishop of present day Turkey. 

This remarkable follower of Jesus Christ made life better for those around him. 

The only red nose in the story would be St. Nicholas being so upset to be a fable. Instead of the messy reality of God's Goodness in a world struggling to remember yesterday, today and tomorrow God says His Creation is Good.

This remarkable follower of Jesus Christ made life better for those around him. 

Prostitutes. The poor. The jailer where he was jailed for 10 years, sent thanks personally to Emperor Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian — who would not have been pleased to know the jailer came to love St. Nicholas. 

Coin for the era and area of Bishop Nicholas 

Be Like Pere Noel

St. Nicholas, dear friends, traveled on a get-out-of-jail-free-card from Emperor Constantine. He was one of 1,800 illegal, commendable to death sentence of capital punishment Christian Bishops invited to ratify the Books of the Bible for the official change in legal status of Christianity. 

Nicholas was a real man, who really loved Jesus. A brave man, one of the 300 Bishops who attended the Council of Nicaea.

We rely upon the Lord's gracious favor. 

His willingness to be forgiveness. His Steadfast Love and Mercy. As we stand in the Christmas Season and soon a  New Year, we willingly ask for the windows of heaven to open and pour down a blessing until there is no more need.

What kind of offering shall we give HIM? 

May the words of my lips and the thoughts of my heart 

be pleasing and acceptable to You, 

O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Luke 18:13
The tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

2 Kings 22:19
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, 

I have heard you, declares the LORD.

1 Peter 3:4
Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.

How shall we approach the LORD. Isaiah wondered.

Jeremiah 31:3

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”

Micah 6:7-8

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,

with ten thousands of rivers of oil?

Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,

the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”

He has told you, O man, what is good;

and what does the Lord require of you

but 

to do justice, and to love kindness,

and to walk humbly with your God?

1 Corinthians 7:35

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

Hebrews 10:23-25

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, 

but encouraging one another, 

and all the more 

as you see

the Day drawing near.

Acts 16:1-40

Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. ...

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap,

if we do not give up.

“They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, 

in the day when I make up my treasured possession, 

and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.”

In Jesus, we pray for the world

Your Good Creation

to see

more

Heaven on earth

Blessed are the Merciful, they will find Mercy. We are not invited to sit down on the Seat of Judgement. To make Gestapo judgements. We survive to do Mercy with Justice. And walk with the humility of all sinners needing the Gracious Mercy of God Himself. 

Voting Rights are Civil Rights

Psalms 18:28

You, LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God 
turns my darkness 
into light.

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Abba, Father God,

Father God, put off our former way of life, our old self, 

corrupted by its deceitful desires.

Renew the Spirit of our minds

 put on the new self, created to be like God 

in true righteousness and holiness.

The depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! 

To You be glory forever. Amen.

May the God of endurance and encouragement 

grant all to live in such harmony with one another, 

in accord with Christ Jesus, 

together all may with one voice glorify the God and Father 

of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

We Know Jesus is alive.

We give Thanks millions looked out for one another. 

Mercy prevails for Israel again.

Your Word upholds the Heavens brings Life and Love. 

 Jesus Christ 

Live in our souls, our hearts, our words and ways. 

Please, more Heaven on earth. More Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

We pray to put God first and Seeking Heaven on earth.

Goodness and Love You are, Father God, spread this to Love ones! 

For our Nation trusting in You. 

Thank You, You are the Key, Jesus Christ.

Thank You, Father God

Merry Christmas!

Jesus Christ has made us His. 

Alleluia. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †

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