Psalm 133 ~ The LORD has Commanded the Blessing, Life Forevermore

 

Psalm 133

1 Behold, how good and pleasant it is

when brothers dwell [together] in unity!

2 It is like the precious oil on the head,

running down on the beard,

on the beard of Aaron,

running down on the collar of his robes!

3 It is like the dew of Hermon,

which falls on the mountains of Zion!

For there the LORD has commanded the blessing,

life forevermore.

We have spoken so many times about Heaven being the glory we glimpse on earth.

We must speak of the Light of Christ in all of mankind. 

John 1. We glimpse the glory of God in mankind. Not to be worshiped, yet to understand the goodness God sees in the soul of mankind giving God the response to want to save us. Save the 'world'.

Jesus was beloved of many in Judea. When He was so inhumanely and with injustice condemned to die, multitudes of women showed up to weep for Him.

Luke 23

27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him. 28 But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 "For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'


Jesus sounds stunning in this. Jesus was bearing the sins of mankind, already on the cross. crying out to Father God, not to be separate from Jesus. And Jesus is gathered to Father God. Jesus was going forth to His death, He would not be held in death, Jesus Cries out, "Father Forgive Them, they know not what they do."

And in - this Prayer of Jesus - this generation with eyes blessed to see Jesus - they are saved from destruction. The next generation will see Titus destroy Judea and the Temple. This is, the David knows, this Is FATHER GOD' and HIS Grace upon Grace.

Jesus has Found again the Glory of GOD!  We cannot suppress or disallow Jesus to have His humanity to be broken carrying the Cross. My profound tear-felt sadness for Jesus to carry our cross.

Jesus does not feel He has to be false to His own profound, terminal suffering. He is free. In God to be Himself before Father God. Revealing to us - we are free to be who we are to Jesus Christ, and His Father.

Jesus has said surrounding Father God - hearts are revealed.

Jesus dies. He is beyond the suffering of mankind. The Roman Government says - sure - take down this good man from the cross. We are compelled to feel so impassioned the Glory of God is at rest. Is in our hands. Is entrusted to us.

The Light of mankind steps up in the dark of Good Friday to tenderly, tenderly  take the Son of God down. When allowed, mankind rushes forward to compassionately support. To grieve with all they have, the loss of Love.

This is our Father God caring for His Son, Jesus the Lord.


And in this Glory - we see the Light of Mankind - moving to action when not held back.

You are seeing - the way Father God - His Nature - this is the beginning of our entering the Kingdom of God. Yes, Jesus is without sin. He is preparing the way forward for us. And when we are covered in the Name of Jesus the Lord - this echoes the tender way we are longed for in God's Kingdom. Jesus says we are sojourners here - when we go Home - this is our Homecoming. Life Forevermore.


What does God see in us - humanity - Salvation - just Given.

Father God expects. Is in expectation. Believes. Requires. Sees. Waits for. Receives - Father GOD will see the Cross of Christ. The very cross carried in Thanksgiving. Jesus' Father and Ours - will expect - will see - will rejoice in seeing - that the People who love Jesus - Proclaim His Good News.

Father God Believes  He IS Entrusting the Gospel of His Only Son - to me.

Father God Believes He IS Entrusting the Gospel of His Only Son - to you.

Remember with me, the Disciples - 'failed.' And Jesus is found to be tenderly, tenderly taken care of. Jesus is not abandoned. This bridge in the gap is the Goodness of God.



Because this rejection did happen.
Our sins killed the goodness of Father God apparent.
The Light Father God expected to occur - dawned.
The men who stepped forward had to have the Strong Appreciation of God to go to Pilate.
This gap is reached and filled - God is put first.
And in this tenderness, God's Grace goes forth.
We are the Easter People. Alleluia.

1 Corinthians 13

12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; 

now I know in part, but then I will know fully 

just as I also have been fully known. 

13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three;

 but the greatest of these is love.

Tim Keller - Humanity and Preaching is explained - the Glory of God, in mankind and the sin of mankind. EMA 2015

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1 Corinthians 15

12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope  in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15

Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 

5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 

6T hen he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, 

most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

Jesus is restored to James

Jesus is restored to His Brothers.

And the 72 apostles.

Testimonies of Jesus the Son of God

James the Just, Brother of Christ

 

Name Papyrus 23 (G.P. 1229), P23

Date Grenfell et al. have suggested the date to be the fourth century CE. The Alands have redated it to the third century. However, some scholars have pointed out to the 2nd century style of writing. It is dated late second or early third century.

Provenance Oxyrhynchus, Egypt.

Size About 12.1 cm. x 11.2 cm. I

Contents  The Epistle of James 1:10-12 (verso) and James 1:15-18 (recto).

Textual Character In general, P23 agrees with , B and C, which represent the best text of the General Epistles. The Alands call the text as "strict."

Writing The fragment is written in good-sized broad uncials rather coarse and irregular in formation, though hooks and thickenings at the end of the strokes show an attempt at ornament.

Location The Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

James 2:14
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them?

James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: 

to look after orphans and widows in their distress

 and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 4:6
He gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble and oppressed."

James 2:8
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.


Jesus is restored to the 72 apostles

Luke 
 
Luke 1:4
So that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

Luke 10:1
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

Luke 4:18
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free"

Luke 23:34
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."

Luke 6:38
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Luke 4:40
Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

Luke 5:15
But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.

Luke 6:18
who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:19
And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

Luke 7:7
Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed




Mark

Mark 12:29
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah

Mark 1:14
Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.

Mark 1:17
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people."

Mark 1:22
The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.

Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."

Mark 1:15
"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!"

Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Abba, Father

James was reestablished with His Brother, Jesus Christ. 

Because of Father God's expectation of the Light of Christ in James. 

We rejoice in this!!!

Luke was a doctor in a difficult time and 

saw the Power in the Highest Name of Jesus - Son of God. 1

5 Times not counting miraculous events not using the word 'healing' 

Luke was amazed and astonished with Jesus.

Mark saw Jesus fulfill Isaiah's Prophetic Belief - Jesus went to His people as a messenger before their faces, preparing a place in the Kingdom of God. 

In truth, Jesus was taming the wilderness of fear,

 doubt, lassitude to know the goodness of Father God.

Walk with us each day. Increase the Light of Christ with us all.  

With the people we Love. 

The people You have given us. 

The Churches, communities, work places. cities, states, Nation 

and all the People who love Jesus. 

We ask for more full measure of Your Holy Spirit and the Fruit of God. 

For more Heaven on Earth.

 In Jesus we ask, 

Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.

We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.

Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. We Believe and trust in You.

Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. We see glimpses of Heaven.

Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.

Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.

Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.

Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us and find Joy in Pleasing You.

Cover us in Jesus and we want All to Love Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation 

in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.

Cover us in Jesus and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world in Prayers for more

of Your Heaven on earth.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You will be Blessed.

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.

Help us to Seek You First

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a

nd our children and unborn children will live

in Goodness and Steadfast Love in the New Covenant of Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.

We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies

and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched 

places of Your Good Creation,

Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, God's Word made Manifest.

We thank You to answer our prayers for Dee and Wayne to feel better.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and finding Your Kingdom in Heaven and on earth in Jesus Christ.

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus.

 Amen and Amen.

On this, I trust in Jesus, our Strong Deliverer. Amen.

 

Your great Will be done. Amen.

I will always Thank Jesus. Amen

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Mark 1:1-45 ~ His Paths †

 

 Preach it, Mark Sorenson, The Woodlands Methodist 

Ephesians 5:16

Making the best use of the time 

Micah 6 

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

and 

what does the Lord require of you 

 to do justice, 

love kindness, 

walk humbly with your God

We live in a time more and more Bible believing Churches grow.  This generation has left pews held for decades to find Bible believing Churches.  From childhood, I attended a major denomination of 14 million souls, parochial school and my step-grandfather was a Pastor for 55 years.  The majority of my family was part of this Church Denomination.

In 1977, our Tate, Rev. Wm Tate Young, graduate of Sewanee, University of the South, began to bang on the dining room table during Sunday dinner. Filled with china and finery, the table began to show the burden of this fist banging. Glasses of water and wine flowed as Tate displayed his anger. Tate was angry the Church had made no-fault divorce, a no burden ability to remarry. Tate said this had ruined the Church.  Tate predicted we would see the Church fall.

Systems

The Oceans divide the land, moisture rises, encountering heat and cold. The cold stores up strength for the climates. The heat brings rain, giving us the forests. Each climate contributes. The storms water the ice, the ice yields cold water cleansing the streams, protecting from summer heat. The rivers fill. The oceans are replenished with less salt in the water. The interaction creates activity. The gravity of the sun and moon create currents. The Light brings rain and the earth has water.

Systems within marriage. 

Divorce. Today, California alone has almost a million homeless people, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, homeless who travel the continent. Not the people who register saying they are homeless and want services. Homelessness has increased dramatically in places like Lansing, Michigan and Augusta, Georgia. Grocery Stores hire 18-year-olds said they are no longer to dwell in the family home or ask for assistance. Reason?  From many things, but from the replenishment of new marriage children and leaving old children replaced. Consider how many are housed and feel homeless in their heart.

In 1995, this childhood Denomination of ours began to explain in Bible Studies, Paul never understood the Holy Spirit, had not walked with Jesus Christ and all Paul's teachings should be ripped out. By 1996, this Denomination began to preach from the pulpit about Paul's failings. We left. As we left, the Bishops were not allowed to be divorced.  In 2003, the first bishop allowed to be divorced was gay.

The system allowing the Church to fail, was put in place in 1977, the next huge sign in 1996.

Today this Church, has fallen from 14 million souls to 700,000. There is no retirement pay for the clergy of this denomination. So many lawsuits over the divorce from the Scriptures. In fact, this Church is now beginning to restore belief in The Word of God. Not Salmon in the stream of progressive thought. Nourishment in Faith in God's Word.

(When we consider political debates, 5 million military went to Iraq and Afghanistan.  Almost 3 million when to Vietnam. When I look at the ages of Homeless these days, I see people who are about 20 years old. I see older people, few look the age of Vietnam.  Sometimes a 40-year-old. People wearing cross-dressing or sex change, the people I talk to who live in the inner city have seen about 5 or 6 people in their entire lives, other than people entertaining. )

Who helps the Homeless the most? 2020 San Francisco couldn't even keep people hired for long enough to spend the 20 million dollar budget. Churches feed and have programs and steps to get out of homelessness. Frequently, the homeless can have some shelter from recovered homelessness. I know from working with Pro Life and my son lived next door during Law School to a homeless veteran age 60, who had robbed a bank and lost his two daughters to overdose as adults.  The recovered homeless man helps the homeless. Frequently the police came due to domestic violence. And my son was this man's ride to the grocery store.)

Our USA Gin Lane are the children put out from the house. We need to help the young and almost homeless. Before their despair grows. Grocery Stores do an excellent, but tough job. Some Grocery Stores encourage Jr. College. The stress of no vehicle. No mass transit. And a low wage for the youth, turn the Extended Stay to a field of opportunity to those who despair.  The parent who left. We should look at the Homeless. There are solutions. We should increase the number of Churches with Homeless help and programs. And not just offer an elderly apartment, but tie together the homeless who help each other and offer Habitat for Humanity in smaller towns as well. 

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Considering Immigration, the Homeless Crisis could grow by 20 million people quickly. Preempt surprise. Consider Homelessness as the NEW Crisis. When you think of crime, think of needs being addressed on many levels.  Homelessness should have - - - not hotels room given, (when the paid, governmental staff all quickly leave) but emotional recovery and sustainability. Churches Historically do this work.

2022, 350 severe violent flights on public aircraft a month. An improvement over 550 monthly violent commercial airliners in 2021.  Pandemic occurs when systems become broken down. Historically. We all know we want to be reasonable. If we break down our faith from God's Word, the fallout finds the helpless and the children. The strong protect the weak. This is when we stand with the Highest Help of God. The Love and mercy of Jesus Christ.

Katrina's refugees in Houston, were Not fed by Red Cross. The Houston and suburbs formed a grid and the refugees were fed for over a year by homemade casseroles. This determination will be required Nationally to sustain the children told home closed the doors.  

It may be sexier to talk, observe news television about, obsess about and read about sexual freedom, and choice - let's look at the fallout instead. 

C.S. Lewis would remind us of Wormwood the next time we are subjected to the 8978675676567 program, article, blog about sexual choice. Look instead at the children who are told, freedom existed to remove them from the home.  Pro Life is for Life. The real news is the children. 

Mark 1:1-45

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” 

John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins

  

 Micah 6:8 

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? 

  

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.

Psalm 16:11 

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

  

Matthew 7:13 

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."  

  

Psalm 37:23 

The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in His way  

Thomas Aquinas said the children

and babies in Heaven are the most Blessed.

To be in the Presence of Jesus Christ.

Abba, Father God, 

God, You are not overwhelmed.

We stumble and fall, You Love and Build.

You are Sovereign. All things will work together

for good

we will Love the Lord and 

work according to His Purpose.

The Healing of God the Almighty.

 

Father, Jesus has been steadfast. How many things have we overcome? 

Many. You are Strong Lord. Make us strong again in Your Might. 

Schemes to bring us down? Not from You. 

Let us hold up our Problems to You. You are our armor, strength and shield. 

The Armor of God cannot be removed. You are our fortress.

In the fortress of God, we will see the mercies of God renew. 

If we don't count the blessings - they fly by unappreciated. 

What is in the Fortress of God - joy and peace in our belief. 

The Power of the Holy Spirit - is hope. 

Compassion and Mercy are the fruit from believers. 

The destination is salvation.

Jesus is compassionate and merciful. Our advocate. You will call us to defend our hopes with gentleness and respect, but our defense in You is sure. God will call me to do what He strengthens me to do. 

Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.

We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.

Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. We Believe and trust in You.

Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. We see glimpses of Heaven.

Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.

Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.

Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.

Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us and find Joy in Pleasing You.

Cover us in Jesus and we want All to Love Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation 

in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.

Cover us in Jesus and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world in Prayers for more

of Your Heaven on earth.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You will be Blessed.

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.

Help us to Seek You First

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a

and our children and unborn children will live

in Goodness and Steadfast Love in the New Covenant of Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.

We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies

and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched 

places of Your Good Creation,

Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, God's Word made Manifest.

We thank You to answer our prayers for Dee and Wayne to feel better.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and finding Your Kingdom in Heaven and on earth in Jesus Christ.

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. Amen and Amen.

On this, I trust in Jesus, our Strong Deliverer. Amen.

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Doubt? No. Luke 7:1-10

 

Bible Study on Doubt

October 19, 2014

Luke 7:1-10

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 

Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 

4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.” 

6 And Jesus went with them. 

When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9

When Jesus heard these things, 
he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 

10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.


Doubt.
God doesn't enjoy it.
Do I Doubt? Really, not much at all. I spent 16 of the first years of my life doubting that I believed fervently in the unseen. It was a popular thought to toss around if this was knowable. I joined a Youth Group in High School and I saw the peace and serenity of belief in Jesus as Lord. Later we were asked to make a decision. I did and felt the Holy Spirit come into my being - my soul. Light filled me. I have never been without the Holy Spirit again.

Others around me doubt. People I love. The point being - we who are strong, don't want to say to those around us - You Doubt?!!! We are bearing with God's Children in encouragement.

Life is in progress.

The Goal is to Finish in Faith.
Our destination is Jesus Christ.
The One who loves you most. Our Hero. The Savior we need.
Naked we were born into this world, naked we will leave.

Doubt is an incredibly uncomfortable circumstance for the believer. A non-believer can draw comfort from other non-believers the reassuring fact this is unknowable.

I discovered, personally, people actually can cry so hard that tears leave our faces. A beloved Person in my life came to me to announce the faith defended for years had been abandoned. They were astonished to see my reaction. I sobbed - if you don't know the Love of God, you have nothing.

To dismiss doubt and questioning would not be done to our small children learning about life.

Why would we dismiss doubt and the tools the Bible gives us for learning to overcome doubt that we all experience. Especially when others try to share their disbelief. Be careful with doubters.

Picture several scenarios -

a) A Bible Study that dictates the truth of the Bible. All questions are answered with "Because the Bible says so." You are going to encourage the faithful. This reiterates the Truth. But an early believer in the Bible calls this living on the good milk of the Bible. This young believer is not apt to say - the seeds of life are choking this valued ideal out of my life and I really would like some answers on what is going on in my life.

b) A mature facilitator of the Word of God is going to think about the questions life throws at us to drown out the Truth. Drawing from and coaxing out experiences in others that encourage each other in confidence of shared experience and safety. The facilitator is going to know from thinking this out how the Bible supports itself and will use the stories of Scripture to teach the same point three different ways. This is the way, a lot of us learn.

c) You have been invited to a Bible Study that encourages you to understand this is all fable. The discussions are lively. The toad in the water is being gradually warmed to boiling the frog to death. Be vwery caweful. Perhaps it's time to depart. The upward path of the Bible is upward to God. Filled with the reality that this is hard work, life throws curves. God says when we seek Him - we please Him - giving Justice with Mercy and Humility. Love.







Setting the scene for the Disciples.

The reality of Scripture is about situations of real life. These Disciples of Jesus were in awe of Him as they saw impossible things occur. Then they were completely afraid and ran out on these experiences because they were human and overwhelmed. Their lives were at stake and the work of Jesus looked as if it had failed. And suddenly they were shown Jesus was alive.

After a life threatening situation - denial causes the brain to reel back. People will try to act as if they can cope with the disaster as if it was normal circumstance. This is the way Ted Bundy lured people to their deaths. Jesus was Alive!!! And did they believe this - sorta - maybe. And two of the Gospels explain that even in the wake of Salvation - people were not perfect and were in doubt.

Now I ask you, is that a fable type story or does this encompass the reality of Violent Death and Government upheaval?

The Scriptures are painting a very real picture of real events. Not platitudes and fable.

Consider what we know of Cochlear Ear Implants - after the brain is operated on - the recipient of the Cochlear Ear hearing device placed in the brain, have months to overcome. Hearing people sound very odd. The doctors describe this literally as hearing people as if Daffy Duck was talking, because we don't hear with our ears, we hear with a brain to ear connection.

Mark 8:23-25

23 And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

The event of the life of Jesus you just read is recorded by similar stories in the Talmud recordings of the Sanhedrin Council. The actual Sanhedrin Council records the baffling and upsetting miracles surrounding Jesus of Nazareth. Housed in a museum in Scotland. What you just read is a 2,000 year old account of recovery from brain surgery. A Miracle with logic. Uncovered in this generation. Millenniums after the event we can see Jesus left us this mystery for it to be revealed. Blessed are the eyes that didn't see this miracle and yet believe.

Jesus is alive and working today.
Fact. And Good News. 

Really think about Mark 8. 
I discussed this in the nineteen seventies with my great-aunt Eloise. I asked here why the trees looked like walking trees. She said because that is the way Jesus decided to work the miracle. THIS IS A MIRACLE EXPLAINED TO OUR GENERATION. 


Read Hebrews 11 , the real people of the real Word of God have had doubts. Jesus always works with sinners, He loves you as you are. The disciples had time to process, time to adapt, saw the Holy Spirit of God didn't abandon them. Went forth to do such miraculous things in the name of Jesus that the world has never, ever, ever changed this way before. 

We have a spiral of fear with doubt. Will God love me? Is this pointless? God doesn't work on a magic formula. God's Plan is Good and He equips us, He promises, with every good thing to do His Will. The narrow path... this is where life gets meaningful.  God helps sinners, saints, faithful and loves the whole world. If you are talking to God and being very honest, He honestly calls that seeking and He is going to answer. You need to focus on the "Hey, was that answered prayer or was that just om."  That unseen assurance - is God.  Our destination is Jesus. 

I had a loved one tell me once that the list of saints exhausted him.

If you look at the Victory - It's a Miracle. And you just had to be good enough to get there? Well in faith - we are forgiven our sins to adhere with joy to the Word of God.  Not giving God a broom to sweep up - hope He didn't see that. 

Exhausting? Na.

If you break down the Victory into steps - it's Life.

The Victory is usually ... Unseen.

Noah had doubts and got drunk.

Abraham had doubts and became a very unhappy fixer.

Well, say this just couldn't happen if the Holy Spirit lives in you - is wrong. John the Baptist wanted to know if Jesus is God. Prophets have the Holy Spirit. So John the Baptist was telling us about life in God.

A relationship. Up and down. Journey forward, real topics. Real life.


This is about having doubts being strengthened and being allowed by God to have the process.
We can have the Tree of Knowledge. We can know all the Bible. We can be the good seed. The struggling seed.

And Knowing that what covers all this knowledge is - LOVE.

Common problems known to God - 
Being pressed to drink.
Being pressed like Noah to be sexually inappropriate.
Being Perez and having your grandson be your son...
Being the Elijah of the New Testament.

WE are Not God.

This is the story of process and journey.
Abide in Jesus. He will abide in you. WE NEED THIS.

This is about having
Forgiveness - John the Baptist preached this. So did Paul and Peter. Labeling SIN as SIN. Seeking Restitution with God.

Knowing the Peace of God on the afternoons John the Baptist saw the crowds come to learn about God. Inside themselves.

This is Jesus telling the Woman on the Hill in Samaria that God will Dwell within us.

This is about John, Peter, Paul and John Mark wanting to be in Relationship with God.

And in Turmoil - finding a way to healing recovery and joy again.
Fear in Divorce
Fear in Economic Trouble
Loss of Child in Death
Changes of Season in Life
A Fruitful Life Looking for Meaning
Always Being Able to Say I'm Learning from God
Seeing God Unfold His Plan, coming to terms with Joy

Saying JESUS - is where we will Trust.
In doubt, in emotion, in joy, in prayer
THE LORD'S PRAYER

We do not have to solve anything totally today. Because God will be for us. We just have to try a little bit.And Try again. And communicate. God had to sweep up after all these amazing people He loves - He probably is going to not drop us on our head and leave us there.

Don't take your whole life, make it into a pineapple and then devour that in one bite.

Lean a little bit on God.

Matthew 11:28

Then Jesus said, "Come to me, 

all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, 

and I will give you rest."

Day in, Day out, Seasons Come.
The Church is still Going Forth.
Solutions are God's Specialty.
HE says that He is the destination.
Father God loves you.''

Abba, Father God, 

Where is our Joy? The adventure of what You have brought us through. 

You have been steadfast. How many things have we overcome? Many. You are Strong Lord. Make us strong again in Your Might. Schemes to bring us down? Not from You. 

Let us hold up our Problems to You. You are our armor, strength and shield. 

The Armor of God cannot be removed. You are our fortress.

In the fortress of God, we will see the mercies of God renew. 

If we don't count the blessings - they fly by unappreciated. 

What is in the Fortress of God - joy and peace in our belief. 

The Power of the Holy Spirit - is hope. Compassion and Mercy are the fruit from believers. 

The destination is salvation.

Jesus is compassionate and merciful. Our advocate. You will call us to defend our hopes with gentleness and respect, but our defense in You is sure. God will call me to do what He strengthens me to do. 

Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.

We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.

Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. We Believe and trust in You.

Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. We see glimpses of Heaven.

Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.

Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.

Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.

Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us and find Joy in Pleasing You.

Cover us in Jesus and we want All to Love Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation 

in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.

Cover us in Jesus and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world in Prayers for more

of Your Heaven on earth.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You will be Blessed.

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.

Help us to Seek You First

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a

nd our children and unborn children will live

in Goodness and Steadfast Love in the New Covenant of Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.

We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies

and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched 

places of Your Good Creation,

Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, God's Word made Manifest.

We thank You to answer our prayers for Dee and Wayne to feel better.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and finding Your Kingdom in Heaven and on earth in Jesus Christ.

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. Amen and Amen.

On this, I trust in Jesus, our Strong Deliverer. Amen.

 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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