It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer: and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
-Isaiah 65:24
"God saw that it was good". This is repeated multiple times in Genesis 1. God created the heavens and the earth and he saw that it was good. Today, everything God created remains as good and in perfect form as the moment God created it. The heavens, the firmament, the seas, the stars, sun, moon. It is good. Immerse yourself in the truth of God in your surroundings. Don't allow the corrosion and corruption due to sin, to dim your perspective of the glory and truth of God. God's creation remains as perfect and unaffected as the moment of their creation. You, us, our view of God is what have dimmed. Our view is corroded by the cares, constructs and ungodly dealings in this world. We look up and we can't even see the majestic glory of the lights of the firmament because the clouds obscure it, and we say the sun isn't out today. Yes it is, it shines intensely and brightly everyday unchanged since the moment God created it. From your our perspective the cloud blocks it. In knowing the truth, you can be assured in your heart and soul the sun is shining even when you can't see it. Live and worship in the truth.
24th day of the 9th month. We are exactly 1 week from the winter solstice. (After next Friday the daylight will slowly start to lengthen each day..the sun never sets)
Wisdom 1:15 For righteousness is immortal. This is a wonderful nugget to memorize. God credits us with righteousness when we believe in his son Jesus and seek forgiveness; this righteousness is the great reward that gets us eternal life with God.
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Who has heard of such a thing? or who has seen such things.
-Isaiah 66:7-9
I include a video discussion for this post. Please watch and listen.
Change, new beginnings, are brought forth after a period of personal travail or suffering...that's God's way. (Anything else is a clear sign of this not being God's work. Fast, pray; dedicate this suffering to God to give you the breakthrough and to reveal what/ who is meddling in God's plan, and how to restore to God's joyous outcome).
As you reflect on the happenings of the past week, I share this passage in video. What fellowship would the wolf have with the lamb? So is the sinner to the godly. Wild donkeys are the prey of lions; likewise, poor men are feeding grounds for the rich. Listen to the video below I am reading from Sirach 13: 15-26.
Today 4th day of the 7th month. Grace of the Lord be with you
Let's look at the second verse.
John 18:36
..My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, the would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews...
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JOHN 20:17
..Touch me not for I am not yet ascended to my Father....I ascend into my Father, and your Father, ant to my God, and your God...
My reflections
Stop living in a dream. See the world before you as God tells you it is. Disregard and set aside all other theories. See the world as God tells you it is. The holy Spirit will help you break through those boundaries of lies and deciept for firmly set up in this world. Jesus make it clear his kingdom is not of this world. He will ascend ( into the heavens, where is kingdom is and his servants are) Do not expect the world to be a godly place or lay your faith in people being "good people". Jesus came into this world because our Father who created us would not abandon us or forsake us from his love. Though this world have become wretched, lost, rejecting God, ...
In John18 I am reading the crucifixion of Jesus and these 3 verses stand out to me:
John 18 vs 11.
Put up thy sword into the sheath..the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink?
My reflections: Are we facing challenges - health diagnosis, financial, disappointment, trials - that God has put in our way? When Jesus faced the mob that came to seize him, many wanted to fight back. Jesus says no. He knew beforehand that this would happen and that's the path God set him on. Not all challenges are like, but I pray that in like manner God will let us know through the Spirit of Truth, when we are on a path set by him. How do you persevere in such times? Recall vividly in details the many miracles and wonders of God, how he blessed you and adorn you in his grace. Keep your mind locked on his goodness in saving us from sin and eternal life. Prayerfully proceed through each day. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
The other two verses are John 18 vs 36 and John 20:17.
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