Matthew 6:1-4 ~ your Father who is in heaven

Matthew 6:1-4

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

John 21

25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did.

Were every one of them to be written,

I suppose

the world itself could not contain the books

that would be written.

Abba,

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory!

Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever!

Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our Father, forever and ever. And Blessed be Your Son, Jesus Christ.

May the Glory of God fill us to pray more of our Father's Heavenly Kingdom in Heaven, here on earth. Filling His Good Will.

May our loved ones be filled with Jesus today from everlasting to everlasting.

Let all the Children of God having breathe praise God bringing His Light in Jesus Christ.

Amen and Amen!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! † 

Hebrews 7 ~ King of Peace

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound,

but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.

So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Mary found Gabriel to be too way out, to hold on to in her day to day. I'm sure she "Believes God" and, yet, she wanted Jesus to come home to Nazareth and be quiet.

Abraham is found to be righteousness, a friend to God, for being credited for his Belief. And Abraham felt he needed to work God's plan for Him, to ensure God had not forgotten.

Joseph, the appointed earthly Father of Jesus Christ went home to Heaven after the Gospels record Joseph's Family was loving and seamless. Jesus wore a Chiton, a seamless Robe. Perhaps Joseph went Home to insure Joseph did not fight tooth and nail for His Son to Live.

G.K. Chesterton Quote:

“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.”


To Read Hebrews 7 is to be filled with so many ideas - we are on the Roller Coaster.

Hebrews 7

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem,
that is,
King of Peace.

3 He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.

4 See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! 5 And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. 6 But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham
and blessed him who had the promises.

7 It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.

9 One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, 10 for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.




Jesus frequently sat and thought and prayed with a lot of quiet. We can do this in our car, office or home.  Like Psalm 23 studies the Blessings of Life, Psalm 24 studies God's abilities - creating and filling His Plan and all of earth.

Hebrews 7 is fleshing up, out and in Romans 3. God is doing something new. Moses has seen and witnessed from the Dead Sea Scrolls about Jesus. Jesus ideas take us from Abraham 2000 B.C. In two paragraphs - we have jumped 2000 Years - with a hop to 1500 B.C. Moses.

Paul, saying he travels with Timothy - the Author of Hebrews - says Paul believes like Jude, Brother of Jesus Christ - Jesus lived during the Exodus.

Jude 1:5
Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt

We are being told Jesus visited Abraham. As a Spirit living in the Priest.

Why would God do this? In Genesis - The Holy Spirit lived above the waters. God never leaves or forsakes US.

Hebrews 7 is the chaos of a very, very good and earnest conversation. Where we have to dart back and make another point from the conversation - oh 1,000 years ago. Like Good, Good Friends Do.

Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
It's too late when we die
To admit we don't see eye to eye
I wasn't there that morning when my father passed away
I didn't get to tell him all the things I had to say
I think I caught his spirit later that same year
I'm sure I heard his echo in my baby's new born tears
I just wish I could have told him in the living years
Say it loud, say it clear
You can listen as well as you hear
The Living Years
Mike + The Mechanics

We 'hear in Living Word' what Father God is saying.

11 Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law),
what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?

12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.


15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement
concerning bodily descent,

but by the power of an indestructible life.

17 For it is witnessed of him,
“You are a priest forever,
    after the order of Melchizedek.”


18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness 19 (for the law made nothing perfect);

On the other hand, a better hope is introduced,

through which we draw near to God.

I'm certain, inside of me, God intends life to find us out. Will we Pitch, HIT, Hail Mary, Pass, Play.

Why would God call us to Keep the Sabbath Holy? To find in Worship, our Beauty. The Absolutely Stellar Beauty of God living and moving and having our Being to walk with and be filled with the Purpose of God.

Living Memory. When you have children, eventually Christmas presents don't fit life. We carry them out. And Yet Making Memories becomes who we are. We find our lives are shining moments and moments of despair we need to find God to Lead us and Guide us. We are being filled with God, the Hear oh Israel, Jesus is God moment, making us Immortal and Eternal - to know God is Living in us. Not Forsaking us. Giving us Life.

20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:

“The Lord has sworn
    and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever.’”

22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of a better covenant.

Matthew 3:17,Matthew 17:5,Mark 1:11,Mark 9:7,Luke 3:22 ...

Behold, a voice from heaven said,
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”   

23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office,
24 Jesus holds his priesthood permanently,
because he continues forever.

25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost
those who draw near to God through him,
since he always lives to make intercession for them.


26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have
such a high priest,
holy,
innocent,
unstained,
separated from sinners,
and exalted above the heavens.

Papyrus 46, University of Michigan, c 60 A.D. to 125 A.D. Intact Hebrews Chapter 7

As Paul wrote Hebrews 7, The Temple of Jerusalem was doing daily sacrifices.

27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily,

first for his own sins
and then for those of the people,
since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.

28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests,

The word of the oath, which came later than the law,

appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Psalm 24 ~ The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof!!! Selah! +

Presbyterian Overland Choir Presents Psalm 24 - Completely Beautiful

Psalm 24

A Psalm of David

The earth is the Lord's 
and 
the fullness thereof
the world 
and those
 who dwell therein

He has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.

Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?

And who shall stand in his holy place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.

5 He will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 
Selah!

 Lift up your heads, O gates!

And be lifted up, O ancient doors!

The King of glory may come in.

8 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle!

9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.

10 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory! 
Selah!






All the Generations of Heaven. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow the Children of God Himself Worship. We could use imagination and say the top video is similar to the Generations of the Temple listening to David's Psalm, inhaling worship in the Temple of God built by David's supplies and Solomon's work. Continuing into our little town, home grown Churches with hand-woven Palm Sunday crosses.


1 Corinthians 14:33
For God is not a God of confusion,
God of peace.
In all the churches of the saints

One of the Prime Principals of Jesus is Selah!
Joy!

We surely know Psalm 23, this is bedrock of comfort. We use Psalm 23 all the time. Weddings, High Holy Days and Funerals. God is putting His Kingdom in order. David fills this, yet God is really the Plan, Hope and Future putting all things in His order.

David is dwelling in his own soul in Psalm 23 - explaining God interweaves all things to goodness. David finishes Psalm 23 giving us his own footprints of goodness and mercy. Psalm 23 is Life and the Conditions of Life God provides. Not just in Heaven, in our gratitude and blessing seeking, goodness is found in the land of the living. A truly great reminder  - This life Jesus calls Joy in Holy Week of Easter.


Psalm 23 is looking at God providing for Life. Psalm 24 is the Magnificence of God Himself. Why God is able to provide. Looking from what God is able to provide to How Magnificent God Himself is. Rejoicing in Life! This Life is from God. This ability is living and moving in our lives. Reminding us the earth is created and made for God for His Purposes - our Hope and Future.

Psalm 23 is rock foundation comfort, Psalm 24 is the Wondrous God. Today. This Day.

Even in the Day of Jesus as Truth and Grace living with us as grace upon grace - we can find the Celestial Psalm 24 Honoring Our Father with Worship and becoming a Dance at a Wedding with the Joy of Blessed Life.

We find Jesus in His Glory in Palm Sunday. Welcome to God's Temple belonging to Jesus.

And really, we could look again and see Jesus being part of the Wedding in Cana. The Celebration of Jesus as Life continuing every day in the Gospels and - with seeing all of the fullness of the world  belonging to our Father God - finding Life celebrates God all around us.  When we remember Jesus finds Joy in Holy Week to give us Life - we find Life Celebrates Jesus and the water truly is the best of all the wine.

Jesus is a Celebrant of Life. Jesus believes all things work together for Good. Jesus believes Abraham is Father of Nations as he creates a life mess. And Abraham rises to the Plan of God.

Jesus believes the burned out 80 year old shepherd handling the flocks of his father-in-law is a Prince of Egypt and a Freedom Bringer to the His Own Children of Israel. And Moses rises to the Plan of God. Now this a faith worthy of hanging on to for our Living God, working with Jesus today.

Jude 1:5   Brother of Jesus Christ
Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord Jesus at one time delivered his people out of Egypt

Jesus looked at His own Brothers mocking Him and believed they would understand and Love.

1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we no authority to take about a believer as a wife, as also the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

Jesus found in Acts 1 and 2 His own Brothers Joined the Celebration of Life!

Jesus probably believes the Catholic Church might remember, again, God created Marriage even for the Faithful men of God taking Orders. The Plan of God is yesterday, today and Tomorrow. God's Church found places for women in the First Century as Deacons.

Abba,

We live and move and have our being because of Jesus. Live in us and help us to Celebrate Life each and every day. We ask Your Willing and Abundant Blessings.

God of Love, Father of Jesus Christ, cover us in Your Name - Jesus. Cover us and bless the ones we love with Jesus.

And in this outpouring of Love, cover our Nation Trusting in You.
Pour out a Blessing of Heaven upon earth 
reaching the Nations in the Brightness of Jesus as Light of mankind.
Let Heaven in Jesus fill the Children of God speaking and praying in Love with You.

Jesus is God. Alleluia, Selah and Amen!!!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

Luke 7:1-14 ~ Arise

Capernaum

Luke 7:1-14

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

2 Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”

6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

9 When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 

14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”

Officially, this is still Mother's Day Week

I love this photo representing Jesus and His Mother. Placing them on Rock to speak with Father God. Mary sharply contrasts with the Capernaum centurion. Mary did in fact waffle. She ran in to bring Jesus home. Jesus rebuked her saying if we do the Will of God we are the Brothers and Sisters of Jesus Christ. When I am Home with Jesus, I hope Jesus can find times He found my faith as wonderful as the gentile soldier of Rome. Ten Talents Parable to the 12th square root or Pi.

Mary, and all of her nurturing of Her Son, is not forgotten. Jesus next voyages across the Valley of Jezreel - same voyage from Nazareth to Bethlehem Valley. Jesus then does as He does for Mary - He gives a Son. Jesus does as Mary, He has Love and Compassion.


Isaiah 53
4 Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows

Jesus found messy life everywhere. And with Love - Jesus found Joy and went forth. As did the Mother God gave Jesus.

Photography is an art. Take a camera and find God's Creation is Good. Enhance.

Scripture is not a photograph.Scripture is alive, well and working. Scripture shows us what is infirm. What is weak. And then - Love transcends.

Abba,

Thank You for Your Willing Blessings. We ask to be Blessed, Abba.

Let Jesus Live in us as we fill our lives with Family as You do. Help our Loved Ones as we pray every day.

Fill us with Your Love and Heaven on earth so Gloriously this Nation Trusting in You is Blessed.

Bless all Nations coming to Your Brightness.

Bless the Children of God praying all over Your Good Creation for more of Heaven on earth. Your Good Will.

Luke 15:20
So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.


The Blessing of being in Jesus Christ. Amen.

John 17:11-24 ~ The Power of the Name of Jesus.

John 17:11-24

I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12 While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.

13 “I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them. 14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.

15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.

19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.

20 “My prayer is not for them alone.

I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.

 May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one— 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.

24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.


Parenting

Josephus the Historian writes in Antiquities 18: Chapter 3
"And the tribe of Christians, so named from him, are not extinct at this day." Josephus is recording the unity of the Christians. Truly a Work of God in these circumstance.

Steadfast.


Luke 2

6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

Still Considering Mother's Day.

Jesus would grow up with examples of Parenting. When we consider just the very few Written by Father God parts of Jesus growing up and doing ministry - we could find this prayer could be Mary praying for Jesus.

God could have chosen any woman to parent Jesus and God gave us a woman trying her best and not always making parenting look golden.

Of course, we could say again - wonderful we all make messes. Maybe really what God is saying is Trust Me. The mixed up muddled part of life - has a Plan.

The Plan is and was and will be our God's. Alleluia.

Father God,

The mystery explaining Your holiness is great. Jesus descended - our very God - came to live this life with truth and grace. And Jesus ascended higher than all the heavens. Jesus fills the whole universe. Ephesians 4 tells us.

Father God, You are that gentle and this vast - You fill the whole universe.

In Grace upon Grace, Jesus was fully human in every way,  that Jesus might make atonement for the sins of the people.

Therefore,
Let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. Fight the good fight of the faith.

Pursue righteousness, faith, love, perseverance 

Live in us Jesus. Let us Look for More Heaven on earth. Amen.

Luke 2:15-19 ~ pondering

Luke 2:15-19

15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 

16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.

19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.


Father God gives the work of mankind to believe. The most important aspect of Life to our Father God would be Salvation. And because mankind is so precious to Father God parenting is extremely important. Mother's Day Week is a great time to remember.

Father God creates all things. In the ten talents parable, the one pleasing to God believes in God's goodness and all attributes of God. All things work together to good for those who have decided to work for God and support His ideals. His purpose.

Clearly Mary is such a person. Gabriel who stands in the Presence of God explains. The Son of God is born. Shepherds explain the Kingdom of God Heavenly Host arrives. We will find the magnificence of God puzzles and overwhelms even Mary's sense of orderly every day logic.

Mary is found wanting to preserve Love, tangible Love... more than isolated explanations of unseen, yet glorious Purposes of God. Mary fails in parenting the Unique aspects of Jesus, being entangled in God given, genuine Love. God finds Mary's Mercy for Love - very forgivable and gives her a Hope and Future in her darkest hour.

The Gospels regarding Mary provide profound hope for puny mortals. God's Favor Shines on Mercy with Love and safety of Love - attempting to thwart God's Very Mission of Salvation for mankind.

Not something we would want to happen from our own actions. We can't help but feel supreme relief for the Mercy and understanding of our Father God.

Back to the opinions of the 10 Talents Child of God. This Child feels the risk of life failures will meet with Mercy from God.

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Jezreel Valley, Nazareth to Bethlehem Journey

Father God,

We pray the Large prayers of Jesus bless us prayers. The seeds of the young generation bloom and have the Holy Spirit rise up in them. the youth will have Your Power to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

We pray into our Lives healing, the Life of Jesus and His goodness.

We want to see Your Great Deeds and Awesome Works in the land of the living. In these days may the righteous flourish, And abundance of peace flourish. Secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places. The LORD is our king; He will save us. And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Come Lord Jesus in the willingness of God to us each day to see Your Willingness and dwell there. Bringing more Heaven to our lives in our words and deeds. Bless our lives, our children, our children's children unto the generations carried to dwell in the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.

Bless the fruit of our hands with Your goodness and mercy. Bless the farms and farmers in this unseasonable cold.  Our produce feeds the earth world wide. We ask Your help, Father God.

And all the people praying will Alleluia their Amen together in Jesus Christ!!!