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Saturday, October 28, 2023

Philippians 2:13 ~ God is working

 



 

Philippians 2:13



For God is working in you, 
giving you the desire 
and the power 
to do 
what pleases Him


Yesterday, we spoke of Christmas with the famous quote from Charles Dickens about keeping Christmas in our heart every day. If we look for a Biblical example, we have found one with a friendship and working companion encompassing decades.



Philippians 2:4, 19-30


 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 



19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 

20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.

 23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 

27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 

28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, 30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.




Papyrus 133, Timothy 1
Housed at the University of Oxford, written in Greek,
3rd Century, with unusual handwriting



Timothy, must have done something good! 

2 Books of Paul, in the Holy Spirit, of the New Testament, books are written to Timothy. Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus, Greece, was the first Christian Bishop of Ephesus, died around the year AD 97 at 80 years old. Timothy was born of a Jewish mother, who became a Christian believer, and a Greek father. He traveled with Paul and Silas.



Timothy is shown what qualities God values and, probably, values Paul sees in Timothy.


  • Beloved friend
  • Like a son to a father
  • Genuinely interested
  • The interests of others interest Timothy
  • Values his salvation and considers this a work to value with such intensity to have reverence with fear of the loss of salvation, to have trembling
  • God Himself works within, for His Pleasure
  • Timothy doesn't grumble or dispute.
  • Timothy is blameless and innocent
  • God would see Timothy without blemish
  • Moves withing a crooked, twisted generation looking at God
  • Timothy shines like a Light in the world
  • Holds fast to Scripture as the Word of Life
  • Sees a Glorious Day when Timothy meets Christ
  • A Day to have gladness and rejoicing
Paul speaks of his forthcoming martyrdom and does not ask for Timothy's.


Another interesting fact about Timothy's bones. They aren't scattered to the wind.

4th century, the relics of Timothy were transferred from Ephesus to Constantinople and placed in the Church of the Holy Apostles near the tombs of Andrew and Luke.

Later on in the 13th century, the relics are buried around 1239 in the Termoli Cathedral. The remains were rediscovered in 1945, during restoration work.





Romans 12:15 

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.


1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth
 her own children: 
even so, being affectionately desirous of you, 
we were well pleased to impart unto you, 
not the gospel of God only, 
but also our own souls,
 because ye were become very dear to us.

Matthew 6:33 

Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, 
and all these things will be added to you.


1 Corinthians 12:6

There are different ways of working,
 but the same God works all things in all people.

John 6:43

Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus replied. 
44 No one can come to Me
 unless the Father who sent Me draws him, 
and I will raise him up at the last day

Romans 12:2 

Do not be conformed to this world, 
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Proverbs 4:18

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, 
shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Daniel 12:3
 
And those who are wise shall shine
 like the brightness of the sky above; 
and those who turn many to righteousness, 
like the stars forever 
and ever.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, 
for He who promised
 is faithful.

John 1

49 Nathanael answered him, 
“Rabbi, you are the Son of God!
 You are the King of Israel!” 

50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, 
‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? 
You will see greater things than these.” 

51 And He said to him, 
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, 
and the angels of God 
ascending and descending 
on the Son of Man.”





The heart of man plans his way, 
but the Lord establishes his steps.

Abba, Father,

Our Father, Who art in Heaven
Dwell in me and those I love,
now all of our hearts,
God of Love, God of encouragement.

Hallowed, Holy is the Name of the Lord.
Jesus, the Christ of God.
Beloved Son.
We remember John 17 
and ask us as we pray,
please,
You would pray with us.

Your Will be Done
Yes, Jesus is the exact nature of God.
Alleluia.
We want to seek You First, Father,
to see Your Will on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this Day.
The encouragement of Life as a gift and adventure
Fully worthy of our prayers and attention to blessing
Fully in Gratitude.

Give us day our daily bread.
Nothing without the Lord is meaningful
help the physical bread and the earned bread
to be Jesus, Living Bread.

Forgive us our Trespasses.
Just as Christmas is You, trusting us with Your Son,
You fully expect us to have loving and grateful hearts
God doesn't have to see as dark or sinful.
God sees us worthy of Eden to talk to.

As we forgive those who trespass against us.
God doesn't say SIN, He expects us
to treat each other as part of meaningful lives
to enjoy and create more of Heaven on earth.

Lead us not into temptation
of being demanding, unsatisfied,
to take our blessings and make greed
diminishing the goodness in life.

Deliver us from evil
God is clear there is evil in the world.
And God has hope those on the wrong path
will find their heart again.

For Thine is 
the Glory
of Life Given and Life to be Enjoyed
and Eternal,

For Thine is the 
Power
in The Name of Jesus
in Your Word
and in Your Faithful
Promises.
To change hearts and create Life.



We offer You, this prayer, every day:



Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 
"May those who love you be secure. 
May there be peace within your walls
 and 
security within your citadels." 

For the sake of my brothers and friends, 
I will say, "Peace be within you." 
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, 
I will seek your prosperity!

Thank You, Father, 
Israel exists today,
Help Israel
have peace
and prosperity.

Lord Jesus Christ. 


And the Glory
The Glory of God
is to find His Goodness.

Giving us Jesus.
Amen.










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Friday, October 27, 2023

Luke 1 ~ The Tender Mercy of our God

 










 

Luke 1





Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us


It seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.






5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.









8 Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the Temple of the Lord and burn incense.






 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 





11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. 





But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 

16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”



18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 

19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. 
I stand in the presence of God, 
and I was sent to speak to you 
and to bring you this good news. 


 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak 
until the day that these things take place, 
because you did not believe my words, 
which will be fulfilled in their time.” 






21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, 
and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. 

 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them


 and they realized that he had seen a vision in the Temple. 



And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home.



24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 

“Thus the Lord has done for me 
in the days when He looked on me, 
to take away my reproach among people.”















26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 


28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, 
the Lord is with you!” 

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 

30 And the angel said to her,
 “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, 
and of his kingdom 
there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

35 And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, 
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. 

 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 

38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; 
let it be to me according to your word.”
And the angel departed from her.





39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit


And she exclaimed with a loud cry,

 “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 

 And why is this granted to me 
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, 
the baby in my womb 
leaped for joy. 

45 And blessed is she who believed 
that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her
 from the Lord.”






46 And Mary said,

“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God
 my Savior,

for He has looked on the humble estate of His servant.
For behold, 
from now on all generations will call me blessed;

For He who is mighty has done great things for me,
and Holy is His Name.

And His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.

He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

He has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;

He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich He has sent away empty.

He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of His mercy,

as He spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”


56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.









57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 


58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John.” 

61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 

62 And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 


63 And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. 65 And fear came on all their neighbors. 




And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him.








67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit 
and prophesied, saying,


“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
for He has visited and redeemed His people

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of His servant David,

as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old,

that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;

to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and to remember His Holy Covenant,

the oath that He swore to our father Abraham,
 to grant us
that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve Him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before Him 
all our days.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High;
for you will go before the Lord to prepare His Ways,

to give knowledge of salvation to His people
in the forgiveness of their sins,

Because of the tender mercy 
of our God,
whereby 
the sunrise shall visit us 
from on high

 
To give Light to those who sit in darkness
 and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet 
into 
the way of peace.”




1 Corinthians 16:7 

 For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit;
 I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

 Proverbs 10:12 

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

1 Corinthians 13:13 

So now faith, hope, and love abide,
 these three; but the greatest of these is love. 


John 13:34-35

 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.

 1 John 4:19 

 We love because he first loved us. 




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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











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Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
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Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

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Life and Travels of Paul

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The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



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Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
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