Ezekiel 17:22-24, Ezekiel 18:1-4 ~ All souls are Mine †

 

Hebrews 1:3

He is the radiance of the glory of God 

and the exact imprint of His Nature, 

and 

He upholds the universe 

by

 the Word of His Power 

Matthew 27:5

Then answered all the people,

 and said, His Blood be on us, and on our children.

A Two Chapter Miracle Revealed:

Ezekiel 17:22-24

Thus says the Lord God:

 “I Myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I Myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

 23 On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. 

And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. 

24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; 

I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up the green tree, and make the dry tree flourish. 

I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”

Cedar of Lebanon built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. David began saving supplies for Solomon to build.

Matthew 13:31-32

Jesus put another parable before them, saying, 

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed 

that a man took and sowed in his field.

It is the smallest of all Seeds, 

but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants 

and becomes a Tree, 

so that the birds of the air come 

and make nests in Its Branches.”

NASA The world is literally a greener place than it was 20 years ago, the data from NASA satellites has revealed. India and China haves done extensive work creating forests from barren desert. Huge work. Wonders could come from vast deserts. The use of Coal as fertilizer, broadcast, spread on the earth. Wonders could come from vast deserts.

We would all like Wonders of areas like the Amazon for reforestation. Expanding, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) already considered certain parts of the Amazon rainforest as a World Heritage Site.

And the Wonder of replenishment and cleaning of the oceans. The species of fish, "affecting large commercial consumption", are having great gains in solutions for breeding and limitations, which is, cautiously, working. How wonderful for each large ocean going vessel to drag a net, with adjusted weight requirements, to bring in plastic, from the surface zone, out of the Ocean, for renewal. Each Port would require a harvest of plastic to resell for renewal.

The earth and all its fullness is The Lord's!

Mark 16:14-16

After He had risen, 

and

He said to them,

 “Go into all the world 

and preach the gospel

 to 

every 

creature." 

16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,

 but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Ezekiel 18:1-4

The Word of the Lord came to me: 

“What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? 

3 As I live, declares the Lord God,

 this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. 

Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die.

One of the most recognizable verses of the Bible is the steadfast verse: Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

And God is comfort, comfort, comforting His people by telling them, they will progress, they will find more of God's Mercy and Help. Ezekiel 18 opens, we are reminded of Hezekiah seeing his health restored and Hezekiah's life lengthened.  The water is stirred, quickly, quickly, jump in - prayers are actively being answered.

Is God changeable?  Yes, to the Comfort, Help and Holy Spirit to His People. Not in His Nature, but in His Mercy.  

Who else lived for this? As Life was poor for years and years? King David. He relied firmly and impossibly on the Mercy of God's Kind Heart. 

Sadly, like Judas did. Not all who call Lord, Lord, will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Walk the walk, talk the talk and sin no more to rely upon the Mercy of God. Count the Law and the Commandments, and let Jesus encourage us more and more to Love the Lord our God with all our mind and heart.

How would we believe God would move His Heart, Hands and Words in our favor in Prayer without knowing the Word of God!

Matthew 22:29b

Know the Scriptures, the power of God.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, 

He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Genesis 19:16

But when Lot hesitated,

 the men grabbed his hand 

and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. 

And they led them safely out of the city, 

because 

of the LORD's compassion 

for them.

The Incredible Blessings

we can count

in

The Lord's Prayer

More Heaven on earth

and

His Good Will.

The favor of the Lord!

We thank You for being with us as we pray 

over the news.

Prayer is an ongoing conversation.

Abba, Father God,

Help our prayers be fruitful. 

Let our conversation about joy, need, praise. 

Let it be humble, let it be uplifting. 

Thank you, Father, You incline your ear whenever we call upon You. 

Heal the hurting, uplift the families. 

Send Your vast blessings. Father God, 

You are truly are as vast as the Universe itself and as gentle as a breeze. 

Speak the Word, Father God, and we know Your healing. 

Prayers for healing in health are being answered.

I healed rapidly from a sprained foot.

We pray for our lives

to be well, in patience and in kindness. 

Completion of the Project.

The painting I'm doing.

Dwell in us, Father.

Help the ones we Love to have You dwelling in them.

Help us to Seek You First.

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Praise Your gift of life in Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus

Romans 1:20 ~ clearly perceived

 

Luke 2: 25-32

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,

according to Your Word;

30for my eyes have seen Your Salvation

31 that You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

32 a Light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and for Glory to Your people Israel.

Romans 1:20

For His invisible attributes, namely, 

His eternal power and divine nature, 

have been clearly perceived, 

ever since the creation of the world, 

in the things that have been made.

The Prophet Isaiah Meets the LORD and Recognizes His Holiness, painted by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Isaiah 6

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts;
the whole earth is full of His glory!”

4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” 

Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 

9 And He said, “Go, and say to this people:

“‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;
keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 Make the heart of this people dull,
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until cities lie waste
without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
and the land is a desolate waste,
12 and the Lord removes people far away,
and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 And though a tenth remains in the land,
    it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and oak
    leave stumps when they are cut down,
    so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.”

1 Kings 22:19  

18Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?” 

19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the Word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the Host of Heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. 

Isaiah saw His Robe fill the Temple.

John 20:29

Then Jesus told him, 

"Because you have seen Me, you have believed; 

Blessed are those who have not seen 

and yet have believed."

We are still, today, this generation, in the power of faith.

The woman touched the hem of Jesus' garment in Luke 8:44. The Greek word for "edge" is "kraspedon" meaning "fringe". The complex knots of Jesus' robe spell the word "Yahweh".

What is Romans 3 verse 10?

As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one

How do we know what Holiness is?  None of us have attained Holy perfection. And yet, we know when our hearts are warmed. Like the Road to Emmaus. We know when we have entered into what God calls, "Good."  And we would do like Peter said, so rapidly, let's build a shelter, even if a tent and stay here.

When we find prayer requests - of the Beloved of God - the prayer requests say:
"I'm ok - please help my son, or sister or brother or friend or neighbor - to know the Love and Peace God has for hearts needing our Lord Jesus every day. Help them with their need, be it marriage, divorce, disease, crisis and in need. Jesus, please, You helped me. Amen"

John 8:12

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people 
and said, 

"I am the Light of the world. 

Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, 

but will have the Light of life."

John 9:5

"While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, 
"I am the resurrection and the life. 

Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.”

John 12:46

I have come into the world as a Light, 
so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.

Abba, Father God,

Help our prayers be fruitful. 

Let our conversation about joy, need, praise. 

Let it be humble, let it be uplifting. 

Thank you, Father, You incline your ear whenever we call upon You. 

Heal the hurting, uplift the families. 

Especially in High Water.

Send Your vast blessings. Father God, 

You are truly are as vast as the Universe itself and as gentle as a breeze. 

Speak the Word, Father God, and we know Your healing. 

Prayers for healing in health are being answered.

Dwell in us, Father.

Help the ones we Love to have You dwelling in them.

Help us to Seek You First.

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Praise Your gift of life in Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus

Acts 1:21-26 ~ You have chosen †

 

Matthew 11:28-30

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Today, was a Lidocaine recovery day.  

Oh, the places you will go!

When I was a child, I went to Lamplighter School. This was our neighborhood school in Dallas and there was a huge barn. We would take turns jumping from the hayloft into the hay. Until one of the farm related parents was horrified to catch us doing this.  Pitchforks and all that. 

I lost a molar suddenly. A bone crunching noise was heard, X-Rays showed no danger to the tooth, but it caved like a polar ice cap in Summer. (John Muir saw Junea, Alaska Taku, Eagle and Herbert Glaciers and the amazing 10 mile ice shrinkage from 100 years earlier in ....1879 Auk Glacier.) 

I was so fortunate the tooth nerve was not involved and pain was minimal with a bleeding molar of 1/2 in my hand. When you have had Lidocaine and are exhausted and tired, and not eating or drinking, the mind will go all sorts of places. Oh, the places!

What about the History of Discomfort in the USA and the resilience, National Resilience ????

Every year we go to Victoria, Texas. Love to go. So very historic and charming. As you drive along the Guadalupe River roads, you see Historic farmhouses and barns. Some in the new housing craze for restoration. And the massive, massive foundations to withstand hell or high water. 

"Discomfort for All"

Everyone, everyone, everyone and ALL of us are so tired of the current cultural issues. We could label them, "Discomfort for All", however, this would be such a vast understatement.

We have resolutely determined to have solutions and recovery in our History.

National Life Expectancy

We could start with the national life expectancy before 1943. We had sulfa drugs in the 1930s, but antibiotics were widely available about 1943. Teddy Roosevelt of vast wealth had his parents die in their 40s. The National average.  FDR, his cousin, made it to 63 years.  Harry Truman was next and lived to be 88 years old. 

And go to 1950, the year the majority of Americans had indoor bathrooms. Surprise!

Ane we went to the moon in 1969

But go back to the beginning.

The Texas Guadalupe River looks like it has a history.

Hey, this place floods. Yes, yes it does. And the Victoria, Texas farms and barns tell the story. The bones of the homes on the road. 

Like the Early American settler barns.

Barns are interesting. It's a planning thing. An expectation thing. A cultural History. 

What is the Verse Today?

† 

Acts 1:21-26 

21 So one of the men who have accompanied us 

during all the time that the Lord Jesus 

went in and out among us, 

22 beginning from the baptism of John 

until the day when He was taken up from us

—one of these men 

must become 

with us a witness to His Resurrection.” 

23 And they put forward two, 

Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, 

and Matthias. 

24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, 

Who know 

the hearts of all, 

show which one of these two You have chosen 

25 to take the place in this ministry 

and apostleship 

from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 

26 And they cast lots for them, 

and the lot fell on Matthias, 

and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

The Acts of the Apostles, is like Ecclesiastes 3. For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. There is an extreme level of expectation in the men of Jesus Christ.  Just like building a Barn.

The first part of this planning is knowing the realistic, true history. Judas is discussed as the downfall. What we want to avoid. This is part of the foundation.

The early settler barns are archaeological. You'd have to unearth the history. The early barns ...

Are the supplies. And close livestock.  Kept from wolves, coyotes, bears and bad people.  They didn't even have stairs. People lived in them at first and they had a ladder.  

Then they looked like the white barn. This one even has paint.  And a solid staircase.

Come hell or high water, we will stay. Lord willing.

Lord willing, stay long enough to be restored. 

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, long enough to remember when dairy farms needed to promise to be RAISED up to cleanliness. Not just floods, wolves and human threats.

Raise us up out of the mire of coldness, self-interest and self-sufficiency to Love, Peace and Joy, Oh Lord God.  In Jesus Christ, we pray.

Remembering the years of adaption and expansion. Endurance.

The Growth led to Experimentation. Barns have an actual motto, "Never big enough." Let's pray the Holy Spirit says this to our Bible Believing Churches. 

Historic growth.

Having the privilege of knowing the disasters probable, and plan to avoid them. Endure and overcome.

And in our prayers, plans and overcoming in faith with endurance, remembering Acts 1 led to Acts 2 the voluntary kindness of the community. Planning to share and include others in food, shelter, good deeds and profits. 

The Joy of the Lord is our Strength!

The earth and it's Fullness Belong to the Lord.

When we find prayer requests - of the Beloved of God - the prayer requests say:
"I'm ok - please help my son, or sister or brother or friend or neighbor - to know the Love and Peace God has for hearts needing our Lord Jesus every day. Help them with marriage, divorce, disease, crisis and in need. Jesus please, You helped me. Amen"

Abba, Holy Father,

We pray with the Blessing of Hannah - for all the parents 

who have realized they did their lives with God:

1 Samuel 2

1Then Hannah prayed and said:

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;

in the Lord my horn is lifted high.

My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

2 “There is no one Holy like the Lord;

there is no one besides You;

there is no Rock like our God.

3 “Do not keep talking so proudly

or let your mouth speak such arrogance,

for the Lord is a God Who knows,

and by Him deeds are weighed.

4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,

but those who stumbled are armed with strength.

5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,

but those who were hungry are hungry no more.

She who was barren has borne seven children,

but she who has had many sons pines away.

6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;

He brings down to the grave and raises up.

7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;

He humbles and He exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

He seats them with princes

and has them inherit a Throne of Honor.

“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;

on them 

He has set the world.

9 He will guard the feet of His faithful servants,

but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.

“It is not by strength that one prevails;

10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.

The Most High will thunder from Heaven;

the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength to His king

and exalt the horn of His anointed.”

And in the Strength of our Abba,

we place ourselves, our cares,

our Loved ones

the people God has given us.

And Our Nation, our communities,

our employments, our Schools, our Churches.

All the Nations trusting in Him

all the Beloved around the world - calling on Jesus

and for more of the Holy Spirit to bring

more Heaven to our lives 

and upon His Good Creation.

Thank You the city of Tamina

one of the Nation's oldest freedman cities,

with a History as rich as Galveston, Texas,

Thank You, the city of Tamina

Tamina is an unincorporated community in southern Montgomery County, Texas, United States. Tamina is located along the Missouri Pacific line, located 1 mile east of Interstate 45 and 8.5 miles south of the city of Conroe.

Thank You, the city of Tamina

has a 3 year, 21 Million dollar bond to

have WATER and a Sewer System.

We pray for River Plantation in Conroe

to have hugely sunken roads

and elevated lawns with

the Huge Water pipes of Shenandoah, Texas

to prevent fuure flooding.

More Bonds voted upon

to deepen and dredge the Rivers

to carry the water to the Gulf of Mexico.

With the wonderful Trillion Dollar Tax

for Infrastructure in the USA

not used in Mississippi, losing water for 3 months

or the crisis in Louisiana Roads.

But, widely available for Baltimore Bridge for 2024

voting. But probably not if 2021 or 2022.

Like Homelessness.

Our God who wants to fulfill His Will to save

through Jesus Christ.

Dwell in us, Father,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first

and in Jesus Christ,

we will finish well.

Heaven Triumphant

greets

Houston's own

Rev. Bill Lawson 

after his 95th year earthly life.

Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church

Rev. Bill Lawson and his wife Audrey

did work with

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Heaven Triumphant

Jesus Himself leading the Heavenly Parade

In Jesus Christ

Our Lord

Our Savior

Wonderful Jesus,

we find

Our Alleluia in You.

Amen.

 Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus