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Thursday, December 28, 2023

Mark 6:53-56 ~ the people immediately recognized HIM


And now we are living the 4th day, of Twelve Days of Christmas. Four! 


We know the joys of Christmas 2023 and the less than enjoyable. 

Now, we remember our Blessings and feel sad, some of the many Blessings are missing. With nobility, this would be the people we Love and miss. Times families laughed and had such Joy and such Merry, Merry Christmases.  The Lord would be warmed as we have our hearts warmed and our eyes misty.

And some is the comment, purely designated to cause scalding harm. A heart that is bored or less than in merriment needs to see human misery.  Greed. The emptiness of heart, lives and the abyss of need. Perhaps the comment would echo when the mark is hit. When we are young, we wonder if they are correct and if our hurt sorrow is our weakness, dooming us to perpetual depression. And would like the agility to shrug.  One of the luxuries of many years, to realize the doom of the doomed. And have Jesus help us Rise above the muck. And this comes from seeing the decades. The people who leave a wake of hate and hurt. And probably the truth is the perpetual need for an atmosphere of insults, cold and power - are angry. The phrase from the Victorians and earlier is, mad. Today, we see them in zombie movies. In one Church for 20 years, the sermon was heard, you can tell you are praying for this person because, suddenly, it is so very much worse. There is a prayer, for the prayer, in this situation. To begin praying for the Lord to be our Strong Tower. To ask the Lord to let us pray in the Presence of God and ask His protection as we pray for those leaving a daily wake and angry and in power to enjoy this wake.

And then, there is the perfect plan, turned into the worst day, and we were told to fly straight and get out of loserville.  To those with self-esteem, this is a solid surprise. Almost like having someone, with a frying pan, jump out of the stairwell and hit us hard.  The surprise hurt. One to mull over and decide. Doesn't matter that the person complaining has had life knock out their front teeth hopes, does it?

We belong to the Lord. 
And He calls us to Joy and we have His Strength to be reasonable. And He told us to be salt. To speak the truth.  In Jesus Christ, we find the flame of God inside us - Joy. No Disciple met life with peace. We instead find the fire of Comfort and Joy.  Glad Tidings!

And then there are the Christmases of my Grandmother Bit. Her friend, rival and dear neighbor she loved and envied, wept and laughed with: Virginia used to say, "Bit had the most beautiful of families, home, Mother, Father, both Grandmothers, siblings, vacations, 2 live ins, joy every day and now has to live with the memory of the decades ended." The hope God is indeed Might, Power, Glory and will carry us on. Even when sometimes the Lord spoke to her and assured her. 

The people who had hoped to be perfect and create Heaven on earth. As if we humans could make whirled peas.  The unmet expectations of almost every year. End the whirled cycle. Run.

The work we have done and everyone ate the meal, opened the gifts and, now, we look around. 

The people who have abyss needs and by GOD, this was another, wouldn't you know, year Santa Baby didn't hurry down the chimney AGAIN.  Heads will Roll. Names will be taken. Others smile with that pasty happiness on social media AGAIN. 

Do you need the salt and pepper or a pick me up today? I'd raise my had for the pick me up. It wasn't my favorite day today. The type of day you have to be brave and decide you are gloomy and major gloomy support arguments will be suppressed and put on vacation with severe determination.  (hep me, Lord God.) Biblically. Lord, I have faith, help me to have more faith. This is like an Easter Egg Hunt, any minute now the Peace will arrive. And finally, a whisp of Peace. Hold firmly and put all anxiety and unrest on vacation. With prayer, we can get the Peace to enter and the anxiety to leave with a prayer.

Now, this is a major point of cheerfulness....
Really!

So this is Christmas
And what have you done?
Another year over
And a new one just begun

And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

I've always loathed this song because, until this moment, I thought we sang the patron saint of complaining and draggy thoughts.
And what have you done?
Another year older.

So now, I am relieved this miserable song has Good News!
I'm sure next year will be better, without 14 hours of rotavirus or upheaval.

There are so many good points to having Christmas linger. 
Really good, reasonable points. Instead of rocketing toward the tree and the happy decorations and quickly stuffing them in a box, we can take time to muss out why the Best Christmases need some 'new' planning to create a better event. Next year, I will start in the first week of November and put out the freezer of don't eat it, toss it and begin to do the small things and a few of the larger things. With time to have joy instead of roaring down the highway of self-control to overcome the Christmas chores in a self acceptable time frame. And remove the Christmas boxes. More time to have more joy.

And ask people what they did this year that was fun to have more ideas.

And instead of just putting anxiety on vacation, take some time to express it out loud and not beat it to death in a brave attempt for overcoming. 

When we were in our 2nd decade, we needed boxes to store the increasing ornaments, and certainly not the kind that cost actual money. We raided liquor stores to get empty boxes and then painted them a solid red or green to find them in our little attic. The Lord told us about vineyards 22 times in the New Testament. Those boxes held up for decades.  And we loved them. We lived in a newlywed or nearly dead neighborhood, which I enjoyed the neighbors, tremendously, and the older ones absolutely loved seeing me turning our winter grass red and green to have red and green boxes. 

Memories are good events. They really are.  Edward told me just in the last decade ish to get the boxes in the recycle bins because they dropped more ornaments than they held and were becoming red and green dust. I really did love him telling me and so, love being told to get new plastic ones is a gift, in these years as well.



Christmas Lingers and we remember. 
The year Edward and I had our first child, tremendously early. We found out our son would live on Christmas Morning. Visits scrubbing up the required 15 minutes to enter the Neonatal ICU.  And to see a bona fide Christmas Miracle. 1988 Presbyterian Hospital and the Emergency Room was just about completely, empty.  We, never, will let our hearts forget seeing a Miracle of The Lord. Thank You, Jesus Christ.


Seeing those vast sets of parking lots at Presbyterian Hospital on Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas, in 1988, for Christmas and Christmas Eve, helps me to remember when praying for the ill - even the desperately ill - the miracles and possibilities of Jesus Christ.  All the Hospital Staff in the hallways looked incredibly pleased. 



We can always remember, when we are down, to approach the Lord's Throne. And on the days we just feel like this is a far cry from sorrow inside, then we can be the one on the floor reaching up, up to the Lord Jesus Christ to touch the fringe of the robe made with Love for Wonderful Jesus. 

Mark 6:53-56





When they had crossed over, 
they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.

 54 And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized Him and ran about the whole region and began to bring 
the sick people on their beds 
to wherever they heard He was.


56 And wherever He came, 
in villages, 




cities, 


or countryside, 
they laid the sick in the marketplaces 
and implored Him 
that they might touch even the fringe of His Garment.

And as many as touched it 
were made 
well.






Abba, Father,

 May the God of hope fill us all, everyone, 
with all joy and peace in believing, 
so that by the power of the Holy Spirit 
we may abound in hope.

Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Help us find and bring
to become
 more Heaven
to this earth.

The Lord,
The Almighty,
Our Father,
Bless,
Save,
Secure
and Uphold
those who had no
Christmas in
Israel.
And Ukraine.
Those here with us.

We know:

Our God is working. His Son, 
Jesus is working.

In Jesus,
Amen.





♔ Lord Jesus Saves †




Bless the Lord Jesus


Thank You Jesus












Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Psalm 33:15 ~ He understands

 



Psalm 33:15


 

 He made their hearts, so He understands everything they do. 

The Maker of hearts also knows how to remake hearts.

The Scriptures are filled with a new decision to make loving and wise choices.  James, the brother of Jesus Christ, says the prayers of a righteous man availeth much. St. Augustine's mother would agree. 

Christmas is a time we anticipate the Joy Jesus will bring.

These paragraphs can make us all search our hearts for sincerity and obvious likelihood. Yet, we forget and then recall how many praying people know exactly in their heart, mind and soul, God Himself has brought them a miracle.  And when we align ourselves to this being true, we understand, again, that God sent His Only Son for all people. 

The Joy of Christmas exists in the core of being, the soul.  We have all experienced illnesses, aches, pains on different levels.  But when we realize the Lord will dwell in us willingly, then we know Joy can be the foundation of existence.  The Scriptures tell us He daily loadeth us with Benefits. 



Psalms 68:19-21 
NKJV 

Blessed be the Lord, 
Who daily loads us with benefits, 
The God of our salvation! 
Selah

 Our God is the God of salvation; 
And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. 
But God will wound the head of His enemies


Daily, we weight our hopes and our difficulties. Our own head brings us doubts.  And we will do the work God assigns us all, to believe in the One He has sent.  We let our own thoughts bring us down. And then we believe the Hope God gives us and our problems are temporary.  Christmas, the 3rd day of the 12 days of Christmas, is a rejoicing in the hope of new beginnings. 

And we will celebrate today. Asking God to forgive us for being the doubter and doubters of mankind, tossed by waves of thoughts and opinions.  To those lifted, like Peter, from the depths.  Knowing the compassion of Jesus, the wonderful Shepherd. 

Filling us with the Joy of the Spirit for looking to a New Year.







Abba, Father,

 May the God of hope fill us all, everyone, 
with all joy and peace in believing, 
so that by the power of the Holy Spirit 
we may abound in hope.

Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
And we will finish well, in Jesus Christ. 

Help us find and bring
to become
 more Heaven
to this earth.

Our God is working. His Son, 
Jesus is working.

In Jesus,
Amen.









♔ Lord Jesus Saves †




Bless the Lord Jesus


Thank You Jesus











Tuesday, December 26, 2023

1 Timothy 6:12-16 ~ Take Hold

 



Oh, the struggle. We have decorated for and in the Spirit of Christmas to our Father's Joy. Now, did we have a good Christmas and when do we start the cleanup.  Perhaps a little enjoyment of the work, now?!

Christmas is like all things. We see what we want to see. Will we see what was problematic or room for a solution. Will we focus on what arrived and was good.  Or like my household, we had some kind of terrific upheaval in internal organs, etc.  And I told Edward as he napped all Christmas, we have had 60 Christmas Days and 58 have been terrific.  And Christmas Tuesday was much, much better. We all like Christmas when we focus on the blessings, and, let us be real about what was not so great.  Then next year will be better.  Christmas Tuesday was far better. A very healing Vegetable Soup! And gifts. 

As we left the lake, we had soup there, the men were glad to say, "We are Having a New Year!"

Yes, we are.  And how will we start this year with new possibilities??? 


What will we want to keep us in Joy and Hope in 2024?  To keep the Joy of Mercy in Christmas in our Hearts. I will keep Christmas in my Heart All Year Long.  Life, living today, is Important. 


1 Timothy 1:11

That conforms to the Gospel concerning the glory 
of the blessed God, 
which He entrusted to me.






1 Timothy 2:6 

 Jesus
who gave Himself 
as a ransom 
for 
ALL people.



1 Timothy 1:17

Now to the King eternal, 
immortal, 
invisible, 
the only God, 
be honor and glory 
for ever and ever. 
Amen.



Jesus loves to say
Rise



1 Timothy 6:12-16




Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 
Fight the good fight of the faith. 
Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called 
and 
about which you made the good confession 
in the presence of many witnesses. 

I charge you in the presence of God, 
Who gives life to all things, 
and of Christ Jesus, 
who in His testimony before Pontius Pilate 
made the good confession,

To keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach 
until the appearing 
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which He will display at the proper time—He who 
is the Blessed
and only Sovereign,
the King of kings and Lord of Lords,

Who alone has immortality, 
Who dwells in unapproachable light, 
Whom no one has ever seen or can see.

To Him be honor and eternal dominion. 
Amen.





Our God
tells us
His Spirit
is
Help
Helper
Comfort
Comforter

When We are Lost

He will Help us find the way
to pursue Righteousness.
Unstained.

Fight the good fight of the faith
in steadfast love of godliness
He will display His Healing at the
proper time



To Heal the Broken

The King of king and Lord of lords
Loves
make the good confession of honesty
He is our Blessing


To feed the Hungry and the Prisoner
His is our Sovereign
our Authority
give Testimony 
to His Blessings 
in your life
in your prayers
in your uplifting every day

Our Lord Jesus Christ
will rebuild the Nations,
Nations in Heaven,
take hold of eternal life,
and the whole glory
of God
is seen

Immortal
Victorious
Our God
is
King


How will I want to start my New Year, for me, I will want Christmas, reminding me of the Glory of God.  I will want to start my New Year knowing I want to carry God's Promise of Jesus in my Heart. 

I will linger in God's Goodness. 












Abba, Father,

Father God, we ask Your Good Blessings for those we Love.  

Grow Love to Please You. This world hungers for Love and hope.

Your Blessings For the People You have given us. 
For the places we work, 
for our Jesus and His Word believing Churches,
 for our cities, our states, this Nation.

The Nations asking You, Father.

For the People Jesus is Saving. 

For our expectations of His Great Love and Mercy. 
For forgiveness of our sins 
and the Hope of this life,
 knowing eternity and the Kingdom of Heaven are at hand. 

In the Highest Name of Jesus,
 Amen.




♔ Lord Jesus Saves †




Bless the Lord Jesus


Thank You Jesus








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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
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