Zechariah 8:9-17 ~ These are the things you shall do

Zechariah 8:9-17

9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts:

 "Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of Hosts was laid, 

that the Temple might be built.

10 For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. 11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the LORD of Hosts. 

12 For there shall be a sowing of peace.

The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce,

 and the 

heavens shall give their dew.

And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 

 And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong." 

For thus says the LORD of Hosts: "As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of  Hosts, 15 so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not. 

16 These are the things that you shall do.

Speak the truth to one another; 

render in your gates judgments that are true 

and make for peace; 

do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, 

and love no false oath, 

for all these things I hate,

 declares the LORD."

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, 

declares the Lord, 

plans for welfare 

and not for evil, 

to give you a future and a hope.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous 

brings joy

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, 

and I will give you rest.

Proverbs 24:14

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; 

if you find it, there will be a future, 

and your hope will not be cut off.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me and I will answer you, 

and will tell you great and hidden things 

that you have not known.

Job 22:28

You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, 

and light will shine on your ways.

John 1:4,5,9

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

 The true light, 

which gives light to everyone, 

was coming into the world.

Abba, Father,

Blessed Be the Name of Jesus

Thank You for hearing our prayers

and answering us

as our Father.

We pray for Florida and all those in harm's way

44 people died

Houston has had 3 huge weather events

including what the meteorologists called

a Hurricane generated from land. 

One Million 

Floridians

have no power.

Yesterday, 4.8 Million had no power.

Thank You.

The videos of Florida Bridges

during evacuation was 

to pray plentifully.

We pray for counties in Florida

and all of Western North Carolina,

all those places in sorrow,

to have water soon.

Father, the 1st and 2nd 

century AD had wild weather.

We pray for Your Mercy.

We pray for wisdom.

My Great Aunt Eloise and Uncle Cary replaced a roof in 1965

using a layer of rolled asbestos and tar.

The next layer was tar and asbestos shingles.

It lasted 50 years and no damage in a F1 and F2 Tornado in 1993

in their yard  (house built 1931), years later.

Tar is enduring in roofing.

We Thank You for Good Technology.

We pray for the technologies

of small, portable Generators from Harbor Freight

are very affordable and we pray availability.

6 million Houstonians, 3 families, didn't use Generators wisely.

Houston Hurricane deaths came from carbon monoxide.

We pray for all Generators to be in working order.

We pray for Bloom Box Technologies to be advancing.

And for all wires to be underground and stable.

 

Matthew 13:16-17  

Blessed 

are your eyes, for they see, 

and your ears, for they hear. 

For truly, I say to you, 

many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, 

and did not see it, 

and to hear what you hear, 

and did not hear it.

Father, 

You are working

and so is Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Turn again

to the Lord.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our 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. 

Lord Jesus Christ,

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

The healing and safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart and be ended

far from us

and our children.

Worldwide Peace

Prosperity and

Peace. Peace.

Worldwide

Peace!

HEAL OUR NATION

We have 39 days

or sooner for Early Voting

until 

our National Election.

Please Vote 

and Vote Responsibly.

For Children in their Schools, 

all safety. They Need Our Prayers and

Your Mercy, Father!

The Catholics have

released a 

new Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.

For those who protect and defend the USA,

protect us from arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe in the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

 

Those protecting

and defending

All The Word of God.

Freedom in our Churches.

Jesus and His Word

Honored.

Jesus Christ

the Word of God Manifest.

In the Highest Name of

Jesus, Alleluia,

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Lord Jesus 

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Sufficient for the day. Achieving gratitude

Through us

Hebrews 3:14

Esther 8:1-8 ~ sealed with the King's Only Son and cannot be revoked

 

Esther, painted by Alma Tadema

Esther 8:1-8

  On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. 2 And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

3 Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. 4 When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. 5 And she said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. 6 For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?” 7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews. 8 But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king's ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.”

Assuming that Ahasuerus is Xerxes I, the events in Esther began around the years 483–482 BC, and concluded in March 473 BC.

Good News. God had Triumphed again. In an unusual fashion.  

The 1956 movie, The King and I   could have been a fanciful account of Esther. Telling God, we are going to exclude the part about being forced into a Harem. God tells the Story more like we could believe in History. And with a better ending for all. God is God

Although, Rogers and Hammerstein is quite lovely.

And then we have the movie "The 300" in 2006. Xerxes looks a bit Bob Uber, a bit outside.

Xerxes in History is more like the one on the right (not the left, movie version):

The Tomb of Xerxes is below.

And rather oddly,

The movie "300" 

King Leonidas of Sparta (Gerard Butler) looks like the real Xerxes. Odddd.

Whereas Xerxes looks Like Aquaman goes sm

Esther probably wouldn't like the movie "300" and, considering Xerxes was a hero, 

who could blame her. The Tomb of Esther is still revered.

What would Esther have looked like, seemed like, seeing the movie "300"?

Which takes us a hop skip and real reality jump to Winston Churchill's Quote;

'History will be kind to me. For I intend to write it."

Do we intend to look at the flaws and glory of History?  Of the Scriptures?

For many years, regimes cleaned history. And then went down and history was uncleaned.

Would we want to live in the Hollywood world of History? Usually, the real Histories are much more interesting and involve conflict we will know in our lifetimes. 

It's rather sad to watch to see real History replaced with the same old tired themes of sex. Real History is much more interesting. And teaches us all endurance, wisdom and courage. 

Matthew 22:29 Jesus taught

Know the Scripture, Know the Power of God

29 But Jesus answered them, 

“You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures

 nor the power of God. 

30 For in the resurrection 

they neither marry nor are given in marriage,

 but are like angels in Heaven.

Living in the Honest Truth 

is far preferable for wisdom, hope, faith and Love.

Pleasing to the Lord God

our Father,

His Son Jesus Christ

and 

The Holy Spirit.

Evidently, we have been praying. And keeping The Lord, our Father, very busy.

Abba, Father,

Blessed Be the Name of Jesus

Thank You for hearing our prayers

and answering us

as our Father.

We pray for Florida and all those in harm's way

44 people died

Houston has had 3 huge weather events

including what the meteorologists called

a Hurricane generated from land. 

One Million 

Floridians

have no power.

Yesterday, 4.8 Million had no power.

Thank You.

The videos of Florida Bridges

during evacuation was 

to pray plentifully.

We pray for counties in Florida

to have water soon.

Father, the 1st and 2nd 

century AD had wild weather.

We pray for Your Mercy.

We pray for wisdom.

My Great Aunt Eloise and Uncle Cary replaced a roof in 1965

using a layer of rolled asbestos and tar.

The next layer was tar and asbestos shingles.

It lasted 50 years and no damage in a F1 and F2 Tornado in 1993

in their yard  (house built 1931), years later.

Tar is enduring in roofing.

We Thank You for Technology!

We pray for the technologies

of small, portable Generators from Harbor Freight

are very affordable and we pray availability.

6 million Houstonians, 3 families, didn't use Generators wisely.

Houston Hurricane deaths came from carbon monoxide.

We pray for all Generators to be in working order.

We pray for Bloom Box Technologies to be advancing.

And for all wires to be underground and stable.

 

Matthew 13:16-17  

Blessed 

are your eyes, for they see, 

and your ears, for they hear. 

For truly, I say to you, 

many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, 

and did not see it, 

and to hear what you hear, 

and did not hear it.

Father, 

You are working

and so is Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Turn again

to the Lord.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our 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. 

Lord Jesus Christ,

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

The healing and safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart and be ended

far from us

and our children.

Worldwide Peace

Prosperity and

Peace. Peace.

Worldwide

Peace!

HEAL OUR NATION

We have 39 days

or sooner for Early Voting

until 

our National Election.

Please Vote 

and Vote Responsibly.

For Children in their Schools, 

all safety. They Need Our Prayers and

Your Mercy, Father!

The Catholics have

released a 

new Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.

For those who protect and defend the USA,

protect us from arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe in the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

 

Those protecting

and defending

All The Word of God.

Freedom in our Churches.

Jesus and His Word

Honored.

Jesus Christ

the Word of God Manifest.

In the Highest Name of

Jesus, Alleluia,

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Lord Jesus 

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Sufficient for the day. Achieving gratitude

Through us

Hebrews 3:14