Psalm 128 ~ all the days of your life

Psalm 128

Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,

    who walks in his ways!

2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;

    you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you.

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine

    within your house;

your children will be like olive shoots

    around your table.

4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed

    who fears the Lord.

5 The Lord bless you from Zion!

    May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem

    all the days of your life!

6 May you see your children's children!

    Peace be upon Israel!

We had an incredibly traveled Thanksgiving as a nation. If you add up all the wildly different polls, about 1/3 of Americans, are traveling to Thanksgiving and travel numbers are up again for Christmas.

Someone is doing Something Right.

Did The Rockwell era know stress and business? 

You betcha. 

Train images by John Phillip Falter, 1910-1982

Commute by George Hughes 

Saturday Evening Post, John Falter Archives, Diner in full swing  

When we think about all the agendas, all the anger, all the turmoil, we find News is being turned off. Permanently.   So, what images are we choosing for our homes?  In 1980, eBay had a painting sell for $190,000. The art world took notice. The artist in advanced age, 2 years before he died, John Phillip Falter saw interest in his art and in his Saturday Evening Posts revive!

Now, these are the paintings being bought for their hope. John Falter paintings below.

Combine this with Thanksgiving and Christmas travel. Many people said the Pandemic lockdown gave them a better idea how to be the people they admire. These family paintings are about love, endurance, forgiveness, hope and joy.

Given the similarity to Norman Rockwell, you'd have to say most of the people in the nesting era in life are deciding what is important. In ways of Goodness and Endurance. 

2 Corinthians 4:18 

We look not to the things that are seen 

but to the things that are unseen. 

For the things that are seen are transient, 

but the things that are unseen are eternal.

John 13:34

A new command I give you: Love one another.

 As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Malachi 4:5, 6a

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before 

the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, 

and the hearts of the children 

to their fathers.

Romans 5:9

Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.

Romans 10:9-10

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 

For with the heart one believes and is justified, 

and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Abba, Father

Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.

We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.

Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. 

We Believe and trust in You.

Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. 

We see glimpses of Heaven.

Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.

Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.

Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.

Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us 

and find Joy in Pleasing You.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we want All to Love Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation 

in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.

Cover us in Jesus

 and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world 

in Prayers for more

of Your Heaven on earth.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You 

will be Blessed.

Always pray daily:

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.

Help us to Seek You First

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a

nd our children and unborn children will live

in Goodness and Steadfast Love 

in the New Covenant of Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.

We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies

and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched 

places of Your Good Creation,

Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, 

God's Word made Manifest.

We thank You to answer our prayers. 

The miracles we know.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and 

finding Your Kingdom in Heaven 

and on earth in Jesus Christ.

Pray for me in day 3 of Covid.

Doing ok, ribs start to hurt.

Grateful for the 3 Vaccinations, lessening the effects!

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. 

Amen and Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus

Romans 8:28 ~ work together for good to them that love God

 

Romans 8:28

All things work together for good to them 

that love God, 

to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Update: Friday, November 25. I tested positive for Covid today. Haven't been near anyone with Covid. Happens. Please pray for our household and our recovery. Many Thanks! Have had 3 Vaccinations, with the last being 11 months prior.

This week, we had, like everyone else, a list of chores pretty extensively. Wednesday I was tired, but we did all the list. Today, Thanksgiving, we couldn't find the mixer and ended up in the store buying some pre=prepared food. But we had all the fixings we like, so everything tasted the way we have become accustomed.

The Family visitors and Meal were great. I had lots of helpers for the meal. Ate and felt a nap was inevitable. Woke up and found I had 101' fever.

Prayers are appreciated! All hasn't been a damper, just have a fever and chills. Small cough, no sore throat, tired and aches.

Thankful, Thanksgiving didn't slow down. Thank God.

Abba, Father

Cover us this day in Your Name. The Highest of All Names and we are Blessed.

We will be still and know You are God the Almighty of All.

Cover us in Jesus Christ and we have a Hope and Future. 

We Believe and trust in You.

Cover those we Love and we Live in Love. 

We see glimpses of Heaven.

Cover us in Jesus and we lift our cares to You.

Cover us in Jesus and we are inspired to Live and Love more.

Cover us in Jesus and we tell the truth with mercy.

Cover us in Jesus and we brush off what would cling to us 

and find Joy in Pleasing You.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we want All to Love Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe Father God will bring the world to salvation 

in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we know Tomorrow and Today are in Your Hands.

Cover us in Jesus

 and we find Joy knowing our prayers join the Saints covering the world 

in Prayers for more

of Your Heaven on earth.

Cover us in Jesus and we Believe the Nation Trusting in You 

will be Blessed.

Always pray daily:Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Salvation is in Jesus Christ, we ask.

Help us to Seek You First

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe the days to come for ourselves a

nd our children and unborn children will live

in Goodness and Steadfast Love 

in the New Covenant of Jesus.

Cover us in Jesus 

and we Believe You are the God of the Impossible.

We ask the Oceans to give moisture to the skies

and rain to pour over the thirsty and parched 

places of Your Good Creation,

Cover us in Your Word, Jesus Christ, 

God's Word made Manifest.

We thank You to answer our prayers. 

The miracles we know.
We ask to Live in Love, Joy and Peace seeking and 

finding Your Kingdom in Heaven 

and on earth in Jesus Christ.

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. 

Amen and Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus

Luke 19:36-40 ~ Jesus Christ

 

Luke 19:36-40

36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 

37 As He was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of His disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, 

“Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord! 
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 

39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 

40 He answered, 

“I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”

Advent and Thanksgiving have arrived!

Trader Joe's has plenty of Advent Calendars! 

The mighty works of God to be seen!

This is something people ask, inside themselves, and of God, every day.

What can we find in Give us This Day

We know Jesus gave His Life for us. To redeem us and cover us in the Name of Jesus, 

God's free gift. God has given us Salvation in the Name of Jesus.

God's Mission is to save the world in Jesus Christ. To save the lost.

We need - as the People of God and God's Children - to ask the television stations to reflect the prayer life and beliefs of Jesus Christ by allowing Christmas and Easter to be Celebrated in Holy Week and Easter Sunday. It's flat ridiculous not finding the works of God done by the movie industries, to such great effect, to be shown. The time to ask this - is now - for Easter. Send an email. To your favorite television stations.

What is a Mighty Work of God to be seen?

The effect of Jesus Christ on the world at Christmas!

 If the pagan world wanted Jesus to be quiet, the stones would cry out. Life has found Joy in Celebration. The King of Kings is born. Christmas is exuberant. I like this! 

And we might truthfully say the hype of Christmas is taken over.
Has it? The Churches are jammed. The sacrifice of giving is going on. The needs of others considered. Plans to share. More Christian music is sought.... Sing an Alleluia!

Christmas - The Birth of Jesus Christ - is similar to Aslan.

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”

When we consider the Ministry of Jesus, we often consider the Carpenter changing Jobs. Instead, we find the first time Jesus preached, the entire town of Capernaum arrives. The Ministry of God's Son was not simple. The time of Good Friday and Easter was not small or unassuming.

Christmas is different. 

What we seek to find in Thanksgiving and Christmas is more simple - to please those we Love and Bless them. Father God's Christmas - is what we Seek. 

A young girl, angering her family and leaving in great haste - has found comfort and love.

 Simple Shepherds encounter God and must discuss This Wonder of God's Mighty Work. 

A Baby! Who cannot confound a Might Work of God is adored. 

This Child cannot speak of God - but the innocence and the hope of a baby in a Stable draws the Wise Men and the wicked Herod is thwarted. 

A Savage Power is evaded. 

The Goodness of Love has brought the Company of Heaven to Celebrate.

 And we would Join God's Mighty Work and Sing for His Son, Jesus.

Praising God, knowing this Baby of God's is Treasure in our hearts.  

Believing and Rejoicing Our Jesus is Treasured. 

Knowing Jesus Increased in Wisdom and in Stature and is All of the Favor and with God.

We have found The Light of God in all the strife and noise of the world.

 The Light Shines and the darkness has not understood and has not overcome. 

Jesus is the Light of the world. Jesus is the Light of mankind. The earth and the fullness thereof is the Lord's. Alleluia.

Alleluia!

Abba, Father,

You have Blessed us. 

We have been carried all our lives by Your Love, Mercy, Comfort and Teaching.

We will remember just one of Your Mercies and have Thanksgiving.

Blessed be the Name of God, Our Father. 

Blessed be the Highest Name of Jesus. 

Who gives us the Holy Spirit who understands the Power, Glory - God's Love 

to know merely by asking the Holy Spirit of Jesus to dwell in us 

- He Will.

 And Jesus is our Hope and Future.

Merely by asking in the Name of Jesus. Because of His Word. The Promise of God.

All who seek God find Him.

When we call upon the Name of Jesus, we are saved.

We call on the Name of Jesus for ourselves, for our Loved ones. Just as the people lowered the man through the roof - we Know we will have Your Love and Mercy.

Jesus Christ cover us for this Nation. For all the Nations trusting in Jesus. For all the Beloved of God, pleasing Him for asking more Heaven upon earth.

Covered in Jesus Christ. Blessed Immeasurably.

Amen in Jesus.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus 

1 Chronicles 12:18 ~ we are Yours

 

1 Chronicles 12:18

18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty,

 and he said: 

“We are yours, David! 

We are with you, son of Jesse! 

Success, success to you, 

and success to those who help you, 

for your God will help you.” 

So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.

2 Samuel 5:1-3

5 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “
Behold, 

we are your bone and flesh. 

2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, 

it was you who led out and brought in Israel. 
And the Lord said to you, ‘

You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, 

and you shall be prince over Israel.’” 

3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, 

and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, 

and they anointed David king over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:26

26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.

Galatians 6:9 

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, 

if we do not give up.

Galatians 3:5-6

by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham 

“believed God, 

and it was counted to him as righteousness"

Joshua 1:4-8 

From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, 

the river Euphrates, 

all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun 

shall be your territory. 

No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. 

Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 

I will not leave you or forsake you. 

Be strong and courageous, 

for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers 

to give them. 

Only be strong and very courageous, 

being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you.

 Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, 

that you may have good success wherever you go. 

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth,

 but you shall meditate on it day and night, 

so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. 

For then you will make your way prosperous,

 and then you will have good success.

James 2:23

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, 

“Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”

—and he was called a friend of God.

James 4:8 

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you

John 14:6 

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me.

Romans 8:1 

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Mathew 21:22

If you have faith and do not doubt, 

not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain,

 ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ 

and it will be done. 

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

1 John 3

8 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth 

and reassure our heart before Him; 

20 for whenever our heart condemns us, 

God is greater than our heart, 

and 

He knows everything. 

21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, 

we have confidence before God; 

22 and whatever we ask we receive from Him, 

because we keep His commandments 

and do what pleases  Him. 

23 And this is His commandment, 

that we believe in the Name of his Son Jesus Christ 

and love one another, 

just as He has commanded us. 

24 Whoever keeps His commandments abides in God, and God in him.

 And by this we know that He abides in us, 

by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Abba,our Father

We will not be troubled. 

We will pray for God to be pleased. 

You, Abba, will arrange this to be placed to please You, Our Father. 

And we know the direction of Jesus is Good. A Hope and a Future.

Gratitude for the Lord God Almighty, Our Father, to answer with such Mercy. 

We will ask for more of Father God's mercy over the coming years. 

And rely upon His Goodness. 

And when we are not sure what to pray,

 know God will bless us with the intervention of the Holy Spirit going deeply into our souls 

and 

dwelling there to return the prayers to Father God 

in His Home of Emerald Green. 

Blessings of mediation from Jesus Christ, our God and Lord.

 

The Willingness of Father God's goodness. 

We have the assurance of our prayers heard in the Kingdom of God by You, Father.  

Blessings of Your Steadfast Mercy.

Blessings of Love, Peace and Joy as we seek God's Kingdom.

Gratitude for the healing of Harby and their family. 

Continued healing for Dee. Healing for all the families.

Pray for families during these days to be secure

and bolstered.

Jesus with us each day. Jesus with our loved ones each day. 

The Holy Spirit dwell in us richly and find the Joy Jesus has each day. 

Welcome Holy Spirit of God, 

Welcome. 

We pray for our Nation and for the believers around the world.

 More Heaven on earth. Jesus in the Holy Spirit dwelling within.

Help us to Seek You First.

We pray for Ukraine to have peace.

In the Name of Jesus.

 Amen.

54 Million People Travel for Thanksgiving!

Travel is up from last year!

And up since the Pandemic!

FAMILY!

Another survey says 

109 million will travel.

(The first survey was greater than 50 miles!)

Philippians 4

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 

5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 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 just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

10 I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 

13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

14 Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.

Father, Abba, Thank You, 

In Jesus' Name as Lord God. 

Your Will is so Good. 

Amen.

Blessed be Father God for bringing us Jesus. 

Amen and Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay 

Jesus