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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Matthew 9:35-10:1 ~ He called to us

 


Stained Glass is mere sand,
and with heat, pressure and fire
and much deliberate effort,
lasting beauty, meaning and resilience is found.

Some Stained  Glass in France
has lived through many wars,
some worldwide wars,
and seen by King Charlemagne, 764 A.D.  




Matthew 9:35-10:1


Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 

36 When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them  because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”


10 And He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction













We have studied the hardship of doing the First Christmas. The Works of God involve faith. Persistent, enduring belief, God is going to see us through. 

Mary is told she is chosen of God and will be known throughout time. 
The next events in Mary's faith and life, have her leaving in great haste, we are not even told if she is accompanied. But she is not greeted by the Priest and head of household. She is greeted merely by the woman of the house... and her unborn baby. If you'd met the Archangel Gabriel and you were mute, wouldn't you find the time to greet your cousin who had also met Archangel Gabriel?  Wouldn't you want to compare notes and find a solution to being mute?

We know Mary was exactly following, just as God wanted, her blessed life. It must have all seemed overwhelming to Mary. God with her. By faith.

Jesus is always greeted by the man of the house, except with Lazarus is dead or the man of the house is the 7th husband, who isn't actually a husband.  Mary is going to take her life on faith. God's Promises are True and God keeps His Word.

The First Christmas only had Works of God giving a Heavenly Glory.


Making the Scripture Passage for Christmas not too unusual.

Matthew 9:35-10:1


Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 

36 When he saw the crowds, He had compassion on them  because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”


10 And He called to Him His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction


Jesus is known as God of Love. God of Encouragement. 




Jesus has called out. Invited. Warmed the Heart. Made His Love known and completed in us, who believe. And in the Joy Jesus tells us He has found in Life, He had given us warmth and knowledge of Heaven.

Jesus is saying in this Scripture, He gives us the gifts we need to accomplish our Love to mankind.



Jesus tells us, the Gates of Heaven have a Key. The Key is really believing in Christ Jesus, the One who tells us accomplishing the Works of God require Faith. Jesus says the work of mankind is to believe the One Who Sent Him.  That's to the Point. Meaningful.

The Gates of Heaven  - we learn in this Relationship with Jesus, God's Son, King of Kings, The Gates of Heaven always remain Open. Always Open. Always.  - And Jesus then gives us an invitation during this time of these difficult years: 

Hebrews 4:16 
 Let us then
 with confidence
 draw near to the throne of grace, 
that we may receive mercy 
and find grace
 to help in time of need.

The Daily Work of Jesus being Grace upon Grace - we find Jesus is telling the people He encounters deliberately with His Father's Help and Word, Jesus is asking the Children of God, to ask Jesus what they require, need, believe, and know God would want to hear. 

The Throne of the Almighty is at your Prayer Life - Given.  The Lord's Prayer opens our Prayer Life to say, "Pray for more of Heaven upon earth."  Pray for the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory of God. Jesus tells us He is our Friend, pray impudently. Pray as if Father God is in bed and it's midnight. Pray to the last minute. Overwhelm Him with Prayer and Pray as a friend and Pray as if You can convince Him with your... Hope. Pray with Hope.

Pray like the people who went to the roof, climbed the roof while dragging their friend, removed the roof and lowered their friend into Jesus' willingness and Love.  Hope. Pray, Converse, Convince with Hope. Do the work. 













Abba, Father,

Your Promises are Sure.
Your Word is Love.

Dwell in us.
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to seek You first.
With Your Holy Spirit, we will see You more and more.
Encourage us in this Life
and we will finish well.

Please pray for the people in my family with Covid. They both have the variety without taste and smell.
Additionally, Please pray for the two girls in my family who have been in the ICU during this Christmas Season
to be strong and well.

Hopefully, Lord Jesus, this Cataract Surgery will happen this year, in January. Not like last year. 

We pray Peace across the Nation, for our families to have Love and Peace, 
the Soul of our Nation
and His enfolding Love of His Good Creation.


1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. 
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, 
even as I am fully known.

2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

For ourselves, for our families,
for our steadfast goodness in endurance
with 
Faith
Hope 
and Love
The Greatest is Love.

The Highest Name of Christ Jesus the Lord God Almighty Savior.
Alleluia
Amen.




















Friday, December 24, 2021

Matthew 2:9-11 ~ offered Him


 

Matthew 2:9-11


After listening to the king, they went on their way. 

And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 

10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. 

11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, 
and they fell down and worshiped him. 

Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.


Job 5:9
He performs wonders unfathomed, marvelous miracles that cannot be counted.


Job 5:9
He performs wonders unfathomed, marvelous miracles that cannot be counted.



Living Words of God Almighty Father. 

Let's begin with Good News! I love this passage. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus, the Babe, Lamb and Son of God, and His Mother, have had an upgrade. They are in a house! Someone has great heart in the Nativity. 



















Bringing us to our lead photo for this Scripture Post.  Honor. Heart. Keep. 
In this Advent Season, these are mighty fine distinctions. 


Omicron and Travel have left a mark on Christmas Travel
But not Christmas.

Advent for our family has seen the planning of two Funeral Memorials to late 80s elderly, frail family members with Covid fatality. Two Memorial Services. Unrelated illness, two more living people with Covid, vaccinated, in my late mother's house. Next. Two ICU family members after the two deaths, two Memorials, two living Covid cases - to young family members. And then a third case of Covid. Now a third infant preemie in the NIC unit.  Gasp, with about four horrendous upheaval loud and emotional ... discussions. Family wide. With some warm-hearted, new reunions of heart.

(If you are counting, that's 14 events of some heavy measure.)






And today... two more cases of Covid, probably Delta variant with smell and taste loss.  16.

And an Ambulance noise physically in the background as I type this. Lord Jesus, we need You everywhere. Amen and Amen.


Christmas Eve is when we got the news, this gonna be Christmas with Edward and me, unless my 
son decides my humor is going to fly, and they are going to take me up on the Monty Python "Comfy Chair" ... below...


Christmas has not flown. The Miraculous is still Wondrously Available.
We have to adjust our sights on our View Point. 

A Heart, Soul Adjustment.



Still some Blue Sky

Last year, there was an astonishing display of Christmas Lights beginning November 1st.
We were new to Pandemic.

This Christmas Season, driving across Houston suburbs, we were taking our son's door step dinner, Chicken Noodle Asian Soup. I was saddened to see very few Christmas Lights. When I was in High School, you could count on Christmas Lights burning out in one season. And we would dash to the Pharmacy to pick them up because it was late at night as we discovered the inevitable Christmas Lights were dead.

Now, we have much more reliable Christmas Lights. If you look closely, you see some are scratched and changed to more mellow colors.

Honor. Heart. Keep.

I'm fine with Christmas being quieter. The Spirit of Christmas is Love. We will see these last three cases of Covid survive well. We will see the people we love again.  We will see those who have entered Triumphant into Heaven, God's Kingdom again.

This year putting out the Christmas Tree, I realized, all the Christmas gear isn't for show. Honoring Jesus. This is honoring Christ in our heart. With Love for all we know, to be basked in the glow of Light.  And if this Light isn't seen, this is still the Love I feel having demonstration for those we Love, Honor and Cherish. A demonstration of Love.  And like God isn't Immanuel to touch and hold, this Love is steadfast and will be here glowing, even if we look forward to a better day. 

Thank God and His Mercies.













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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











Repeat and Repeat







Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
there would be days like this
Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

Seventh Level of Heaven







Shepherd

Smile!



Time Management





Life and Travels of Paul

Shroud

Transfiguration



True
The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



Trust Him

Uncomfortable Scripture

Video Game Player

Visual







Who is like our God?

Willingly

Works and Grace
Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
Holy Spirit Approved by the First Council Nicaea and St. Nicholas
Included by the Essenes in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Today included by the Catholic Church
God wants to save the world.
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