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Sunday, January 07, 2024

Isaiah 60:1-9 ~ The Glory of The Lord






Isaiah 60:1-9





Arise, shine, 
for Your Light has come,
    and
 the glory of the Lord 
has risen upon you.

For behold, 
darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but 
The Lord will arise upon you,
    and
His Glory will be seen upon you.

And nations shall come to 
Your Light,
    and kings to the brightness 
of Your Rising.

Lift up your eyes all around, 
and see;
    

They all gather 
together, 
they come to You;
Your sons shall come from afar,
    and Your daughters shall be carried on the hip.




Then You shall see 
and be radiant;
    Your heart shall thrill and exult,
because 
the abundance of the sea shall be turned 
to You,
    the wealth of the nations shall come 
to You.


A multitude of camels shall cover 
You,
    the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
    all those from Sheba shall come.

They shall bring gold and frankincense,
    and shall bring good news, 
the praises of the Lord.

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered 
to You;
    the rams of Nebaioth shall minister 
to You;
they shall come up with acceptance on My altar,
    and 
I will beautify 
My Beautiful House.







Who are these that fly like a cloud,
    and like doves to their windows?



For the coastlands shall hope 
for Me,
    the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring your children from afar,
    their silver and gold with them,
for 
The Name of the Lord your God,
    and for the Holy One of Israel,
    because 
He has made You beautiful






Milk Grotto 
thought to be
The Birthplace of Jesus Christ









Matthew 2:1-12




Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king, 
behold, 
wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, 
“Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

6 “‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

7 Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly 
and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. 
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the Child, and when you have found him, bring me word,
 that I too may come and worship Him.” 

9 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 worship Him.

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

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, 
they departed to their own country by another way.





Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life






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.

Jesus working today,
 guiding the faithful to be pleasing

We always seek to have Jesus pleased with in us. Living.

Father God, we are grateful to begin with You.

We always need Jesus Christ, Son of God.

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.














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Saturday, January 06, 2024

Psalm 30 ~ His saints †

 


And we still see the few Christmas lights still up.  And adults say, "Oh, A Christmas Light!" Then we all talk about when we start for Christmas and why we take down. What's really happening, in this age of roller coaster living, is the hope for joy, tolerance, mercy and information sharing. Now, the good news is - we all mostly adore seeing Christmas lights, even late. 


This is probably the Joy of Christmas and the delight in the Light in the world. 




Psalm 30




A Psalm of David. A song at the dedication of the temple.


I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up
and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried to You for help,
and 
You have healed me.

3 O Lord, You have brought up my soul from Sheol;
You restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.


4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you His saints,
and 
give thanks to His Holy Name.

5 For His anger is but for a moment,
and His Favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”

7 By Your favor, O Lord,
You made my mountain stand strong;
You hid your face;
I was dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,
and to the Lord I plead for mercy:
9 “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have loosed my sackcloth
and clothed me with gladness,

12 that my glory 
may sing 
your praise 
and not be silent.

O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!


We've all read about the world before electricity experiencing electric, night lights. The Awe. But in the Temple in Jerusalem, the Menorah is tall, or taller than men at the time.


Matthew 5:14

You are the Light of the world,
A city upon a hill.


The Temple of Jerusalem was run upon Olive Oil. The Temple was not run on ambient light and was a sight to behold in the evenings from across the valleys and the 7 hills of Jerusalem. John begins His Gospel speaking of the Beginning and Jesus is the Light of the world and Light of mankind. The True Light. This was something the Temple pilgrimage would have known. 

Remember the wedding virgins with oil in their lamps. Matthew 25. 


1 John 1, this is such an important theme on the awe of Light in the darkness. John begins again with Light in the darkness. The Temple would always light up at night, yet, 2 Million Pilgrims on Holy Days, this is a lot of Light. 

We wonder all the time about Atlantis and Thonis-Heracleion. Alexandra. When Rome had heated water, heated floors and therefore heated homes, glass for windows and roads to last millenniums. The Temple of Jerusalem saved Solomon's Portico from the First Temple for incredible history, beauty, steadfast architecture and God's grace upon the building. There was a magnificence in the Light of the world.  Julius Caesar's son-in-law, General Pompeii, traveled from Rome, specifically to see the Temple in Jerusalem and stride, as a gentile, into the Holy of Holies and the gentile banned Temple itself. Upon seeing the Temple in Jerusalem, he immediately changed his mind about his own impertinence. General Pompeii's soul suddenly understood the majesty of the Holy Spirit and His Authority. Considering the Temple interior and doors were entirely gold encrusted upon all the Temple including the doors - we must take the Presence of the Holy Spirit as yesterday, today and tomorrow.  


We live in an age when the new ideas are not at all pleasing to very many people. To attend the holiness of the 4th to 15th century Vatican artists we know to be so inspired and hear this awe and wonder described as, "cartoons" is less than information. No one is fooled when the explanation of the word, "cartoon" is reinvented and explained to us, as if we were toddlers. 




I was asked a few years ago why I even included the Goliath pottery. A pottery found in the city of Gath, where Goliath was raised and lived. David and Goliath were both found on the shard.

In 2005, below the late 9th-century BC antiquity level, the Iron Age IIA, an important inscription was found.  Scratched on a shard typical of the Iron Age IIA, two non-Semitic names written in Semitic "Proto-Canaanite" letters were found. Two names, "ALWT" (אלות) and "WLT" (ולת), are etymologically similar to the name Goliath (גלית), the biblical Philistine champion who was a native of Gath. 

These two name fragments probably indicate and approximately the same time as Goliath is described in the Bible. The ostracon is evidence of the cultural period. And the earliest evidence for the use of an alphabetic writing system in the Philistine culture.

This piece was effectively cancelled. And not by those with training. The Museum in Jerusalem never removed the viewing of the piece.  The public did not forget the David and Goliath Shard.

The news reports gave two numbers - 
Daily 120,000 people visited this Goliath shard when the Exhibition opened in The Bible Museum in Washington, DC in 201. Or 120,000 people visited this shard in the first year.  This is what the article stated.

Regardless, with so many people acting faithfully: 
Today, when looking up the pottery, we find the accreditations are accepted, again, because the find was in the correct place and had the correct documentation of the archaeologists, trained in the understanding of the facts. And this is as it should be.



We will pray for Salt Papyrus 124 in London's Victoria and Albert Museum, archived away from public awe and wonder. The Lord Bless us all with the return of Salt Papyrus to public view daily! Amen Jesus. 

I know, let's ask King Charles. He would do this! The donor was his great, great, great, great-grandmother Queen Victoria. 


124

Salt Papyrus 124 Up Close - Very Clear
British Museum EA 10055
Late 19th dynasty, c. 1200 BC
From Deir el-Medina
The papyrus contains the petition of problems of Amennakhte = Mose

Seti II - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seti_II

"Seti II (or Sethos II), ... Evidently, this 'Mose' must have been a person of the highest importance, perhaps the king Amenmesse himself or a senior ally of the king."

Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina (Arabic: دير المدينة‎) is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties. The settlement's ancient name was "Set Maat" (translated as "The Place of Truth".)





























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.

Jesus working today,
 guiding the faithful to be pleasing

We always seek to have Jesus pleased with in us. Living.

Father God, we are grateful to begin with You.

We always need Jesus Christ, Son of God.

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.














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Yes 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
Today included by the Catholic Church
God wants to save the world.
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