Deuteronomy 32:3-4 ~Proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God!

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Deuteronomy 32:3-4

Proclaim the name of the Lord;
ascribe greatness to our God!

4“The Rock, his work is perfect,
for all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
just and upright is he. 





Deuteronomy 7:9
"Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God,
who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation
with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

2 Samuel 22:31
As for God, His way is blameless; 
The word of the LORD is tested; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, 
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:46
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, 
O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 28:1
A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, 
For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; 
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; 
Therefore my heart exults,
 And with my song I shall thank Him.

Psalm 31:2
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; 
Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.

The Acts of God show Praise to Jesus, our Father and the Holy Spirit

Psalm 150
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens!

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!

 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

Hebrews 13:15
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

Psalm 109:30
With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.

Abba,

We give You thanks For our sake Jesus made Himself to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Jesus we might become the righteousness of God. We lift up our cares to You, knowing You are God of Love.

Thank You, Father God. In Jesus we ask Your Good Will be done. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Psalm 50:23 ~ Thanksgiving

Let us be Light bringers

Psalm 50:23

23 The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;

to one who orders his way rightly

I will show the salvation of God!”


A gratitude list. We don't always have time for a Gratitude Journal, but I have texted myself time to time - my gratitude thoughts.

Our sincere thanks to Father God are the fuel we find His mercies to be.

Our thanks is the warmth when times are chilly. Our gratitude assures us we appreciated goodness during good times - helping us again to have open hearts.


We all know one day in life seems full and the next seems over-whelming - and this life is the same life. Gratitude lists help us carry the sunlight God gives us to the cloudy days.


Father God,

I am very grateful to see the birds in my back yard. I am so grateful to see the migrating birds - we have had a Red Hawk fly into our house and the bird the Hawk was chasing survived as well.

How to say, Thank You, God for the pleasant time to have meals. We sit to tell honest and sometimes hurtful things, Edward, Alexander, have times to support me and I support them.

I made lunch and had remarks my work was good.

Tonight, I made biscuits and Edward decided to make spinach eggs and we jointly clean the kitchen.

I did laundry and Edward did his shirts on hangers.

I have re-found a long lost purse, and the nice lady at Wells Fargo who runs the branch and likes my blouse and is a very kind person. Living where kind conversation occurs is a blessing.

Yesterday I had a new walking companion, Caroline. Blessings to hear about dog therapy work in rehabilitation.

Yesterday, we had a passerbye tell of her loved dog of 22 years. And she took a photo of my dog for his kind eyes.

And today an invitation to Tues Nights, from Justina, but I can't for my Bible Study but maybe this summer.

I have an invitation to lunch  tomorrow with a woman I think is a favorite of the Lord's.

Our Anniversary dinner survived and was lovely as we had two specific and different ideas on dinner. A lovely meal.

Our Anniversary photo had 80 fb likes on our photo. Which makes winter all but disappear. How very, very lovely.

We had a very fast response to Edward's Social Security Disability Report. Edward bounced back from having to fill in serious information.

I stood at the traffic crosswalk for so long, it skipped me, that I had to kindly wave cars to go on, consideration for the pedestrian during rush hour.

I got to have a very heartfelt conversation Tuesday and it was very important and people heard me with understanding and kindness Tuesday afternoon too

Recently we ran into old friends and had a great time with them for 15 20 minutes

Yes and my mom called and said she had a good time and wants to come back and that was lovely.

THE LORD is shining from John 1 The Light of Christ shines in all mankind

Thanks God for the comfort and help I have received to see life with hope and a future.

A very helpful man at Home Depot to analyze the drawer and figure out the right paint for me to do the kitchen cabinets 

My younger son fixed our broken faucet. My older son is going to bring us Apple Pie for our Anniversary.

Father God, You are so Vast, that as we tell our thank you's, we are blessed. Renewed and encouraged. In gratitude, let us remember all You have done for us. Being so very grateful for the people You bring us.

For the patience to bounce away from criticism. And move away from petty conversations. To be a joy bringer.

Help us to find honesty within ourselves. To be light bringers rather than light absorbers. To see what we need to see in the people around us to admire them for their good points and to find our own good points leading us away from what is easy and convenient. 

Learning to be encouraging instead of fault finding. Yet not white-washers.

To love with our heart and to love with our actions when the heart is not stirred. Bringing with our efforts, joy to the people around us. And wisdom to be the people we are created to be.

So many areas pull us, Father God. Help us each day to sort out the priority. 

Your Word says to find comfort in seasons of little warmth and to remain hopeful. 

And this is So Very Important. John 5 says to do the Work of Believing that seasons of scant - lead us in problem solving - helping us to find God's Favor is here when we have difficulty/growth times - and in good days learning to know we appreciated the warmth of the days at hand. And will for future days, pleasing Wonderful Jesus.


In Your Love, Our Father, and Wisdom. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Psalm 136:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!!!

Psalm 107:1
Oh, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!!!

2 Peter 1:2
Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.


Philippians 4
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think on these things.

And the God of peace will be with you all.

God is awe inspiring.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Psalm 58 ~ Surely there is a reward for the righteous

 

 Psalm 58

A Miktam of David.

58 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands deal out violence on earth.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb;
they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.

6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7 Let them vanish like water that runs away;
when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.

8 Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,
like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.

9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!


10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.


11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

So what does your view on the world look like?

Well, in the last few months, this was the view from my window across the back 3 acre pond. My mother's very charming 87 year old boyfriend was worried about the neighbor across the pond. She is in her 8th decade and lost her husband, then had his Azalea bushed taken out because, frankly, they just drink and drink water. So, Jack said he was worried the neighbor was perhaps ill because the house and the yard looked a little forlorn.

And we got out the binoculars and I took a quick look and said she just was older and the house looked pretty much the way it does with one person living there. And... in about 3 weeks time - voila all the, and I mean, all the, windows all over the house were ON. It was night all the blinds are usually up and there were two mature adults running from room to room with hands up.

Well, that got our attention. We don't know our neighbor well. It's too different streets and the pond does not have a gap. We have had a few hollered conversations across the pond in 16 years about things like - wood beetles. And drought resistant Plumbago. And ducks. So, Edward said get the binoculars. Of course, of course, of course we did. And we (I) saw mature people with their hands in the air running from room to room in a fast pace and then we saw they were yelling into the phone. Very agitated. And we worried. Of course we did. So we had to, of course we did, we had to see if we got a glimpse of our 80 year old neighbor. Because, thankfully this was not a burglary, but was a interior flood, or a hospital visit. Something was ON.

And of course, we had to keep checking. You know, if you are not handy with binoculars, probably you should not stand in a lighted room with your elbows out - checking on the neighbors. Because you find out that in the middle of disaster, suddenly the lights go off at the neighbors and they want to know why you thought they were interesting. Which provides you with hilarity and then some embarrassment. But you find you surely are not going to use the binoculars any time soon.


Now the good news is, the 80 year old widow has a boyfriend/perhaps husband and is now using the house as a vacation house and when it is not - then all the lights go on - toddlers run through the unfenced yard and - the boyfriend runs after the toddler. So Rejoice with those who rejoice annnnnnd don't get the binoculars on those who are weep - or are apparently agitated.

So how is your view of the world?

And of course, you were told that story, to tell you the next story.


Social Media. We all have view of the world. It's interesting to see facebook belonging to other people - the view changes. And in your 50s, you see more conservative viewpoints with the young people who reveal all. Om.

And here lately - the world has become Navy Blue. We have opinions on opinions that table to tennis to opinions.

And it looks a lot like anger. The Bible runs to two hundred words on anger in the Old Testament alone. There are not a lot of variables on the word angry. We all basically understand each other when we deal with angry people. Duh. Anger.

However... when you get to "Fear" you have variables. Trembling. Anxiety. Worry. Alarm. Concern. David has arrived at Psalm 58 from - fear. C'mon the man literally lived in a ditch in a place called Ziklag and is as bad as this sounds with kidnapped family (1 Samuel 30).  We seem to have a whole lot of fear. The government changing is like Houston in the middle of a Hurricane. This has Arrived. Changes are - - - wot - wot - wot - Swift. Who said Big Government could make Big Changes? What !


We are the generation when we look at our pictures - no one had ever said cell phone - rotary phone with fire to make the dial work - maybe. PC what's that the Presbyterian Church. Personal Computer was next. Then Politically correct. Which is just a version of my justice looks superior to your justice. Only my opinion matters.


So what are we talking about all this anxiety after people voted and a decision was made.


We are afraid.

Afraid health care won't be there.

Afraid our parents won't be there. Afraid what condition they will be in.

Afraid our children will be conscripted in war.

Afraid a Job won't be available to keep us, our our parents and children alive.

We are afraid at the outrageous cost of education.

We are afraid the specific training or education will mean zero.

We are super concerned with attitudes of unkindness. Fear.

We are afraid of the very loud and weird opinions that suddenly have become paramount.

We are afraid that our life was not posh or important and is ending with not splash.

We are afraid of endless days of the blah.

We are a nation afraid of the "other" opinion. And then we flock in circles were we are comfortable and listen to far out opinions from Hollywood and/or our boss.And are seen as the reverse of this too.

Be clear what the anger is about in "Opinions."

This is plain ol' old fashioned fear.

If Ashton Kutcher stands up and says his America does not have harsh borders at the airport and the diverse communities are welcome - he has some fear. (Ok, I have some concern too - there are 8 countries terror activities never came from on the list ok ok ok.) But you know he is saying this too, "I am reading the polls said Trump would never be elected. And om, he was. And people are saying Hollywood is in a bubble and now people are getting the axe. What if this set of people are the people that would be the unusual ones and like the weird far out from Hollywood. I'm saying that, om, I - Aston Kutcher - have some anxiety that the fringe is going to be cut off and that could mean, Ashton Kutcher isn't loved any more. And, you know, life is so odd right now with facts go this way and that even between news reports, om, maybe you all really do like Trump and the polls are wrong so - I think I will say something about the greater good."


We all might applaud Ashton Kutcher for being in touch the way we all relate to real concerns in a real world.

I personally was told by someone in conservative politics, in 1993,  that the leftist politics planned the bathroom agenda in the year 1993. Now this worries me. I am concerned when I hear that the bathroom has become a think tank.


I think we should avoid think tanks and go with making more Heaven come to earth. And listen beyond the anger to what the fear is. And find consolation. And look at life rejoicing with the fact we can find reason to rejoice with one another. And create some rejoicing.

God. God is not going to desert us when we do find we have anger. In fact one of His best pieces of advice is "Be angry."  He often says, "Fear not!" But when you get to anger - God says - ok be angry - just don't sin. Pretty good advice to keep life running smoothly. God - He is - Good.

Think tanks - any situation in the Bible is going to be found. It's not where Angels fear to tread - this is really - where God - would go - how intricate and messy - He would dwell - to help you up. And that is - Good News. God is Love and you can find all the advice you need to have a hope and a future - In His Word.



Father God, We pray for our Nation and the comfort of the Holy Spirit to surround, enable, help with love and wisdom - the care we need to find within ourselves for God first, ourselves second and others second as well. Knowing God, You Will. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Psalm 90 ~ May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.

A man of God walked a long way. He had been a Prince, a son of Pharaoh. He had found his life offered a lie, he was not a Prince of Egypt, but a Hebrew, a slave, a no count. Fortune had just thrown him a bone. And this bothered him - his people were not seen as worthy. He struck and killed in anger.

He walked a long way to Midian. To be welcomed. And walked a long way as the family shepherd. Many, many journeys as a Shepherd. Many years to think of palaces and family lost. Family unknown.

And then he walked along way explaining the God, the Mighty, "I am." To his wife, sons and father in law. And walked to Egypt where he could well be killed for this. Meeting Aaron for the first time, putting his sons at risk in the long desert walk to the Land of Goshen.

And here Moses encountered - more of a public servant than a ministry opportunity. The people were - - - grateful? No.

And David understood Moses. And David placed Moses' Psalm prayer in the Book of Psalms.

Moses prays for happiness.

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

3You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
4A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.
5Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.

7 We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.
9All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.
10Our days may come to seventy years,
or eighty, if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.

11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due.
12 Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

13 Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.




14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.







15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.

17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.

Forty... years.

What I see in the Prayer of Moses is profound. Moses expects to see what Jeremiah saw.


Lamentations 3:22-23

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness!



And Moses whitewashes nothing.
Moses says (( am sure not blaming God for his murder of the Egyptian slave overseer) that God has brought the circumstances to Moses to ensure Moses is willing, able, and confident to do the Good Works God intends Moses to walk in.


15
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16
May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.
17
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.

Charles Wesley knew this.

"GOD BURIES HIS WORKMEN, BUT CARRIES ON HIS WORK"

Alleluia. This is the God who in His mercy carried these men who believed very far. This is the God who listens to us pray. And carries us as tenderly. And with His Glory and Love. Alleluia - our cares to Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

John 5:28-47 ~ how will you believe My Words

John 5:28-47

For an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

31 If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

35 He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

36 But the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, bear witness about me that the Father has sent me.

37 And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, 38 and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent.

39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life.

41 I do not receive glory from people. 42 But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. 43 I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.

There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me.

47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

Father God tells us something in an Imperial Style. He had done this with Nicodemus - visiting at night.


John 6:29
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”



We all have days where we gather with those we love and we think about our life. Our goals, our daily life, our dreams, our childhood, our parents, our grandparents. The good years, the bad years, the decisions past, the decisions of today and the future.

Charles Dickens was a philosopher of human conditions applying just as easily today. Circles of loved ones who will praise God and see His hand blesses and gives "opportunities for a solution". How are we letting the river of life run over our river rocks? How are our conversations going? There was a study completed in the 1970s telling about the offspring of famous preachers. The result of the studies showed that the offspring of preachers "preacher's kids" mostly flow upward in life. Norman Vincent Peale called this learning Positive Thinking.

The Bible says, harshly, believing in Jesus can be divisive. Yes, this is undoubtedly true. Jesus tells us we have to work to believe. A sentence of Scripture to ponder... if we don't place Jesus and His Words and Love first we have settled for a ride down some road. What road? Well, surely, the goodness of mankind is going to lead us in humanistically, superlative fashion down the right path. No, according to fiction, history and our lives - we realize agenda can push, pull, turn, destroy, harm and abuse for self glory.



We have to fight for the ability to believe. To say - "I have seen the work of God in my life, and I will believe God is present here today." I've also seen in the belief - like Joseph - accepting mercy towards Mary - in the work of belief - God becomes as apparent as the Road to Emmaus.

The Scriptures tell us - the disciples were always halves. Half belief this is God and God alone can do these amazing acts of Life. And then they believed the old life, the old every day, the old disappointments would prevail and this Awe and Wonder of the Lord God and His Majesty - would fade off and they should run for the hills. Just like the Children of the Israel in the Exodus. 40 years.

David - believed and saw his anointed dream being given and fade away to be redeemed again - to fulfillment.


If we do not fight to believe daily - we wonder off and down.

God says place Him first above agreeing even with loved ones. God says do the Work He gives. God says believe. And in this Joy of the Lord God Father of All, we find we will have Joy to give. Endurance to share.
Building a Hope and Future.


Even on the days this arrives.

I have talked to so many young people who, when asked about the guiding person in their life - it is a grandparent. Not everyone is appreciated all the time - but with diligence - the one who believed God - who cooked the meals and made curtains, cookies. The Grandfather who taught about the car and the mechanics. The Grandfather who guided around the parents. The moral compass - this is where adult people  see. Who provided what no one else applauded. Framework to say - this is a safe place. This place knows integrity, honor, reliability, diligence and Jesus.


Pigpen - this might be your spouse and you say - we will not go there. This might be your parent - who changes your course of direction. This might be the grandchild who has been bartered away by parents having a good time. But where Jesus would love - we will go there.

Why? Don't we really Believe God. I do. I want my today to have struggles having meaning, enduring meaning of grit and integrity. I want my life to say, " I believed God."

Because in the end, the one Father - who put me on this mixed up journey called life - is going to call my name and I will go to my Father God. Knowing this life - this long college ride of good, bad, fun and little of both - is going to tell My father what I did to my soul and to help those around me have His Eternal Life because of His Love.


Father God has said, where we lead the people, birds will gather.

Some days this is noble and pure and the birds are noble Eagles.

Other days all complain life isn't fair and we need to take and shirk. This is where the Vultures gather.

And then other days - wild unexplained problems will occur and these dark birds wildly attack are actually the visible signs of the ongoing Spiritual Battle God says is real and is the show of good and evil battling. Do not be alarmed at fiery trials.



And then, I want to be able to put all this - in more Capable and Loving Hands - the Hands that Gave Life - Jesus' Hands. Jesus who worked to do not His own Will and turn aside. Jesus who works so we know Father God.

Abba, Father, Into Your capable Hands, we place our today and all our cares where we will believe Your best is our today and our tomorrow. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Micah 6:8 ~ love kindness

One famous King asked, "Can't we all get along?" A very Kingly and Christian Idea.

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?



“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”

Pope John Paul II


We have been the Easter People for so long, we have forgotten how unique, astonishing and awe inspiring Jesus is. We almost have to have Linus read us the Scriptures to understand the Greatness and Majesty of our God.

Look what the difference is between the Truth of God and fiction  or even regular History- - -


If we had a Western Movie of Jesus, He might be asked to allow the bad men who killed him to escape. But later the Posse and the Sheriff would make sure that men toppled off the top of wooden buildings, men would fall through windows as Justice was enforced. After much death and dying, Justice would prevail. Men would die, but our hero would be riding off to make another movie.

If we made Jesus part of Roman History, this King of Kings might poison His brothers, ask nephews to torture and kill the innocent like Diocletian. Mothers might poison lovers. Or like Eagles, cull children to enable the strong to survive. Morals would be put down to obtain position to be King/God.

If Jesus were a Sci-Fi movie, sure sleep might happen for three days and then the other inhabitants sleeping near Him are heedlessly disposed of, killed, because we know that only the hero matters. Jesus might fight off aliens and quasi-humans, and some might go squish, but the hero is not going to be forfeited until he has walked off with the girl.

If Jesus were, "The Mummy" what would be bad about the bumbling disciples obtaining the curse. What would be bad about them loosing organs and eyes and eventually being a human sacrifice enabling the Hero Jesus would live. After all this is God, so the humans are not needed. Just let Jesus sit on the Throne when all the people had died and the plagues killed them. Only the King matters.

If Jesus were a detective movie, Jesus would be brilliant and the guilty would be carted off to never be seen again. Jesus would shine.









What kind of King would expect and ask for healing lives and bodies - for us to provide kindness - mercy

What Kind of King would give His Son. Showing Life given by the King of Kings, is innocent. Revealing Good. Has provided unspeakable blessings and mercy.  And what does He say of you?

You matter to God.

What if you grew up with your siblings giving you trauma? Your story is living and active in Joseph. God would want to be part of your life.

What if you are adopted? You learn God wants to be part of your story and tenderly placed you into the river of life - where waiting arms of a willing mother - were glad to nurture and welcome you.

What if you had a life of being blind and having multiple families and children and just buzzed on to a new life and one day you realized you had not made any real meaning in life? Jesus would anoint your eyes and sit listening to you about the people who were giants in your life and made you feel unclear. Jesus would stay to heal you. Mark 8.

Suppose you had pushed out all the opportunity in your life - by substance abuse and dark days. Jesus would heal you and lead you as you are and want to be there for you today and in your recovery. Luke 5.

Suppose you were one of the many, many children who have lived with hunger? 1 Kings 17:7-15 Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath. God does not stay apart from those who have suffered.

Mark 5 a man with demons and, perhaps, mental illness wanted to go with Jesus. Who gives him the gift of ministry to tell of Jesus' healing him.





Or perhaps, you know you are Jabez. You are grateful for God for what you have been given. Teddy Roosevelt was.

Perhaps you are Jairus' daughter, you were given so much care by parenting and God - you are blessed of God.

Maybe you are Mark, your life has included you in many God blessings.

Or you have a great job like Lydia, seller of beemers, or purple dye. Acts 16 and you give back.

Maybe you are Salome, and have stood with people to comfort them and recognize the goodness of Jesus.

God who loves you - tells you His desire is to bring the world to salvation through His Son Jesus Christ. God tells us in John 1 - the light of all mankind has the true Light of Jesus Christ.

What matters? We believe in our heart Jesus is the Christ of God and desires to give Life.

What matters to God in our response? Our heart. Our words. Our faith has led us to be Life bringers. To be like God. Who calls His Holy Spirit, "Comfort."



Father God,

I thank You for the comfort Edward has provided. I have had Tinnitus and with my late at night nap - I had that cease and stop and make lovely silence. I thank You for prayers from the saints.

My oldest son has a Graduate School opportunity and I am praying for the Lord Jesus to make the most of this.

We have new neighbors and the children fill the streets with joy and fun. The adults gather to see the wonderful children.

Bless this Nation. See the humor in the first picture. And call us all to work together in Jesus Christ to provide a place where the goodness of God has room to improve lives and warm hearts to make life meaningful.

I lift up the prayers for the people I love. For the people You have given me and their concerns they have shared. Thank You we have the Power to approach You in Jesus and see what You will bring. Thank God for the Strength You Provide where we are just people. And honored by Your Love and Your interest and Care. In Jesus the Lord. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †