John 15:11 ~ Joy

John 15:11

I have told you this... so that My Joy may be in you.

And 

That your Joy may be Complete 

 Start afresh. Redeem our new creation. Looking at His Plan as good with a hope and a future.

Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed!

Where does this Encouragement come from? God. Jesus said - His Good News is this -

1 John 4:16

So we have come to know and to believe 

the Love that God has for us. 

God is Love, 

and whoever abides in love abides in God, 

and God abides in him.

  

Jeremiah 31:3 

The Lord appeared to him from far away.

 I have loved you with an everlasting love; 

therefore 

I have continued My Faithfulness to you.

  

Deuteronomy 7:9

 

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, 

the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love 

with those who love Him 

and 

keep His commandments, 

to a thousand generations

1 John 4:10

 

In this is love, 

not that we have loved God 

but that He loved us 

and sent His Son 

to be the propitiation for our sins.  

  

  

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is in your midst,

 a Mighty One who will save; 

He will rejoice over you with gladness; 

He will quiet you by His Love; 

He will exult over you with loud singing.  

  

Matthew 6:34 

Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, 

for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. 

Sufficient for the day is its own trouble  

  

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, 

that someone lay down his life for his friends.  

Abba, Father,

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Help us to seek You first.

In Jesus Christ, we will finish well.

To see

to bring

to be

more daily

Thy Kingdom come

Thy will be done

on earth

as in Heaven

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

Bless us all, worldwide

with Healing

Safety

Prosperity and

Peace.

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

The healing of those we pray for

in our heart and soul.

The safety of Your people.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The safety of Your people.

The Healing

of the Nation.

Wholeness

Holy.

Goodness.

Thank You for Jesus.

To You, our Father, be the Glory

Our God is an Awesome God! 

Amen and Alleluia

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus

†

  

  

John 1:1-14,17,29-35 ~ Lamb of God

 

John 1:1-14,17,29-35

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was with God in the beginning. 

Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of all people. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9 The true Light that gives Light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11 He came to that which was His Own, but His Own did not receive Him. 12 Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His Name, He gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His Glory, the Glory of the One and Only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward Him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I meant when I said, 'A Man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.' 31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel."

32 Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from Heaven as a dove and remain on Him. 33 And I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The Man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God's Chosen One."

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. 36 When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!"

This is my favorite chapter of the Bible, John 1.


John has not penned a few lines. John has met, walked, talked, witnessed Jesus.

John 21:24

This is the disciple who testifies to these things 

and 

who wrote them down. 

We know that his testimony is true.

John has seen Jesus walk on water. Rescue Peter. Calm the Wind and the Waves. Cleanse 10 Lepers. John has been there to see Multitudes Fed by only what Jesus could provide. John knows the impact - of these Living Words - "He healed them all."


John has to explain what John has lived seeing a government execution all of Israel had seen. Jesus serving breakfast to the men Jesus formed to be His Disciples in all Seasons. John 21.

How will John explain Jesus. Jesus is God's Word of Messiah made Real. John continues to live to be quite old. And John tells us he sees Jesus in mankind. The Light of Jesus Christ, of Abba, in all of mankind. Nothing of darkness has stopped the Light of Jesus.

John 13:1

Now before the Feast of the Passover, 

when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world 

to the Father, 

having loved His own who were in the world, 

He loved them to the end.

Abba, Father,

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Help us to seek You first.

In Jesus Christ, we will finish well.

To see

to bring

to be

more daily

Thy Kingdom come

Thy will be done

on earth

as in Heaven

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

Bless us all, worldwide

with Healing

Safety

Prosperity and

Peace.

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

The healing of those we pray for

in our heart and soul.

The safety of Your people.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The safety of Your people.

The Healing

of the Nation.

Wholeness

Holy.

Goodness.

Thank You for Jesus.

To You, our Father, be the Glory

Our God is an Awesome God! 

Amen and Alleluia

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus

†

 

Matthew 9:18-26 ~ will Live

 

Matthew 9:18-26

WhileHe was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”

19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. 

20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.

23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that district.

So many people say the Gospels were written in the 4th century by oral history. Which conflicts with Paul writing of the Temple sacrifices being done as he wrote. The Christian bishop, Papias of Hierapolis, about 100–140 AD, wrote: "Matthew collected the sayings of Jesus." Matthew identifies himself as a Tax Collector in this Chapter.

Does Jesus know about the confusion mere mortals face? How life isn't always apply this solution to this verse??

Jesus had 3 years to wow the crowd. When we get to the 9th Chapter of Matthew, Jesus had called the first set of disciples together, Matthew had not been part of the group called together in the 4th Chapter. The 8th Chapter lists 4 miracles. Jesus had been speaking with crowds of people who gathered to hear Him. This is the way Matthew arranges his introduction of Jesus ministry. An outsider, later invited in.

It would seem that Jesus, with His exact ideas of what is going to occur would have asked Matthew right away. Instead, Matthew is given time. Just like John the Baptist. John the Baptist tells us he did not know Jesus. He didn't grow up with his cousin. He had time to grow into understanding Jesus. In the middle of being given the idea Jesus did not march along with a perfect day planner, let's remember Jesus rowed back and forth over the Sea of Galilee sometimes several times in one day. If you were God, wouldn't you want to arrange people so you didn't have to row or sail back and forth?

It is another example of God making time for the give and take in life. Jesus has done 4 amazing miracles and, of course, everyone treats Him with respect. It makes sense. No, we are still the people God has to contend with. Still the grumblers in the desert asking for God to do more. People laughed at Jesus. Not with Him. Elijah would have called down fire. If you'll remember, the disciples asked Jesus to do this on one occasion. And Jesus, being God, said no, He had other plans.

Back to the Day Planner thought. In the middle of working with the ruler, Jesus heals. So. There is a 5th miracle and the people still don't like it. And don't trust Him.

How does Jesus feel being pressed in all the time? We see an example.

When Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, “Go away."

He is kind enough to give a reason. We don't know Jesus' tone. The people leave after being put out. We can assume the synagogue ruler was responsible for getting them out of the way. You can imagine the ruler wasn't too fussed about moving the laugh-ers out of the way because he'd just seen Jesus heal. Not a huge decision of politically correct thought going on there.

Jesus deliberately chose to step away from being God the Father. He was there in the spoken Word of Creation and saw things we only hope to see in Heaven. He didn't say, "Let me chase the people and not let the sun go down on my anger." He allowed time for obedience and quiet. He saw order and privately settled the matter with the people.

We hold maxims because we remember them. We readily remember, 'don't let the sun go down on your anger'. 'Turn the other cheek'. And we hold them to be the immediate Biblical answer. Yet sometimes turning the other cheek is exactly what the evil one would want. Sometimes we have to employ "Rebuke the devil and he will flee from you." Exactly like, if people are not going to reason with you, why provoke another fight by saying there is a time limit.

Jesus knew about conflict, struggling to apply the right solution to the right opportunity for a solution.

Matthew 18:15-17

15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.


To get into the Promised Land, Joshua had to decide.

Joshua 24:14-16

 Now therefore fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and in faithfulness.

 Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites 

in whose land you dwell. 

But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

The Scriptures are written for you. A message of Love explaining the nature of God. Explaining mercy, explaining the subtitles are not from God. Asking Him, how each matter requires integrity, honesty, and expecting the best of mankind - God saw a reason to save each on of us - a Light lighting all mankind. Prayer, believing God will care when our cares are placed upon Him.

Abba, Father, 

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. 

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. 

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. 

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

The healing of those we pray for

in our heart and soul.

The safety of Your people.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The safety of Your people.

The Healing

of the Nation.

Wholeness

Holy.

Goodness.

Dwell in us, Father,

Dwell fully in those we love,

Help us to seek You first

and we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

 I trust in Jesus,

our Strong Deliverer.

Amen.

 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES, Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You, Lord Jesus

Psalm 3:6 ~ I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.

We often are so glad David lived - to know the mercy and the available Love God has for us - to try again.

Consider the Bravery of the Shepherd's Son - David, Son of Jesse.

Psalm 3:6

I will not fear 

though tens of thousands 

assail me on every side.

Because of David. And his obedience to God - Jesus had multitudes.

We all want to know our purpose driven life. Psalm 139.

And sometimes we can find the solution by looking forward, back or sideways. We live not just for ourselves, for the people we Love. The Nation we love. Those who believe in our Lord.  For others.  And for the future, unborn.

We put down a path David explained in the Scriptures.  Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.  The Goodness of our deeds, words, the path we want to blaze.  God says we blaze a path. Mercy of honest and truth. Compassion and honesty. Protection. God did not coddle David. David did coddle his children, to their failure.  David chose what was selfish interest to the disservice to the Nation of Israel and repented immediately.  No one is without mistakes. Sometimes in self-interest, sometimes in plain mistakes. David was guilty of expediency, sometimes.   Sometimes in abject misery. And other times, to take the difficult path for the meaningful and worthy life. 

Psalm 23:5-6

  

  You anoint my head with oil;

    my cup overflows.

Surely 

goodness and mercy

 shall follow me

    all the days of my life,

and 

I shall dwell in the House of the Lord

    forever.

Abba, Father God,

Each day we put out our open hands to You. 

Let this day not merely be 

one day tells its tale to another. 

Use this day in my life to Your glory. 

Let me encounter the people 

You would call me to, about You. 

We are much more attuned 

to let Your love be revealed in our lives without words.

 Should You require words, help those words be from You.

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

The healing of those we pray for
in our heart and soul.

The safety of Your people.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The Healing

of the Nation.

Wholeness

Holy.

Goodness.

Dwell in us, Father,

Dwell fully in those we love,

Help us to seek You first

and we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

 I trust in Jesus,

our Strong Deliverer.

Amen.

I ask in the name of 

Jesus Christ the Lord, 

each day.

Amen. 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES, Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You, Lord Jesus