The Elders’ Task

🕊️ To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

Titus 1:15-16

🕊️ Qualities of a Sound Church

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things— that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. 🕊️

🕊️ Trained by Saving Grace

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.

Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you. 🕊️

 Titus 2:1-8, 11-15

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, Creator of All things, You made me for a specific purpose, one I am only now coming to understand, bless me with wisdom, to use the knowledge and understanding for Good only, not forsaking the man of flesh, which remains within me, may the light rule over the darkness, grant me the strength to rightly divide the two, and yield my members for Truth and Faith, and following the Way, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they be filled with Your Holy Spirit today, may they sense Your presence in their lives, moving and shaking, lead them to Your light O Lord, keep them safe today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to TITUS

🕊️ Titus, a young pastor, faces the unenviable assignment of setting in order the church at Crete. 

Paul writes advising him to appoint elders, men of proven spiritual character in their homes and businesses, to oversee the work of the church. 

But elders are not the only individuals in the church who are required to excel spiritually. Men and women, young and old, each have their vital functions to fulfill in the church if they are to be living examples of the doctrine they profess. 

Throughout his letter to Titus, Paul stresses the necessary, practical working out of salvation in the daily lives of both the elders and the congregation. 

Good works are desirable and profitable for all believers. 🕊️

🕊️ Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior; 🕊️

Titus Intro – 1:3

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father God, may Your Holy Spirit fill me this day, may I be clothed with the full armor of God, to walk as a child of the light, and living by Faith, and following the Way, may I be an encourager, even during the challenging times, may my focus be on You O Lord, always moving forward in my walk of Faith in You. 

Lead me O Lord, bless the work of my hands today, at the tasks before me, may I complete the work of my heart in my writing today, and may i shine in all i say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Lord, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, have his hand over them and keep them safe today, may they sense Your presence and follow the light, which leads to You Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

Preach The WORD!

Then….…

Now…….

🕊️ All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 🕊️

2 Timothy 3:16-17

🕊️ Preach the Word

I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: 

Preach the word! 

Be ready in season and out of season. 

Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 

But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 🕊️

2 Timothy 4:1-5

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, thank you for Your Word!

Bless me with Your Holy Spirit Lord, Your Teacher, that I might rightly divide the Word of Truth, which I share with others, may Your Word which I write and those I speak, be clear in the minds of all who see and hear them. 

Bless this work of Faith today, may Your Holy Spirit move and minister to the needs of each mind and soul it reaches, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up all my children before You, all my grandchildren, and all my great grandchildren, may they find You in the darkness around them, may Your Word, light their way and guide them to You and following a life of Faith and Peace, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. 

And from such people turn away! 🕊️

🕊️ All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 🕊️

2 Timothy 3:1-5, 3:16-17

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father God, I pray Your Holy Spirit fill me today, may I be clothed in the full armor of God, and Your Spirit lead me and guide my steps, may I not be ashamed for the gospel I share with others and my testimony of my walk with Jesus Christ, may I shine Your light, as Your child of the light, in and through all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may Your Holy Spirit, watch over them and keep them safe, may they sense Your presence in their lives and accept the gifts You have for them to receive, may Your Spirit teach them on their journey towards the light, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 

However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 🕊️

1 Timothy 1:15-17

🕊️ Error and Greed

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The Good Confession

But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen. 🕊️

1 Timothy 6:3-16

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I lift up All my children before You today, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they be filled with Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, and may they freely accept the gifts offered to them, may each one sense your Spirit’s presence. 

Bless these children O Lord, may they learn to be Your children of the light, and may they shine Your light in the highways and byways of life and bring glory to Your Holy Name, Yahweh, in and through All they say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Lord, bless my day today, in preparing my thoughts and work to pen in my journals, may the words I record be a lamp, a light to whoever reads or hears them, may I share my light and the Grace, Mercy, and Faith, which You have instilled in me O Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust. 🕊️

1 Timothy 1:8-11

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend, my ROCK!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Jesus, I pray You would wash me in Your Word today, as I continue my journey of Faith and following the Way, may I sense Your presence in my life today, may You bless the work of my hands and may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, speak to my mind and my spirit, with every step I take, may it be a walk with You my Lord. May I bring glory to Your Holy Name today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may You keep them safe today. May You protect them from the evil one and plant their feet on solid ground, may their eyes be a lamp unto Your Word, and seeing it play out before them. May each one be filled with a life and spirit of Your Love, in and through All they say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Grace to you and Peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

🕊️ God’s Final Judgment and Glory

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that you endure, which is manifest evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer; 🕊️

🕊️ The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. 

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. 🕊️

2 Thessalonians 1:2-5a, 2:1-4

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I praise You and Your Holy name, Yahweh!

Of the many thanks I could offer You, this one special blessing I celebrate daily, that You count me worthy of my calling, to bear the name of the Lord Jesus on my lips, and in my heart and soul, “…because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth, to which He called you by our gospel…”

Lord, I pray, You fill me with Your Holy Spirit, that I might “Stand Fast” and sense Your presence moving and working in my life and in my calling, may You direct me today, guide my way, Teach me how to follow You my Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, all my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they receive your Spirit’s call and accept the gifts You have for them, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide their steps and steer them through the many challenges of this life, may they remain focused and determined to follow the Way and fulfill their Sanctification in the Faith and Family of the Most High God, may they be safe today and may they shine as Your children of the light, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 

You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 

Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 

For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 

But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. 

For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Various Exhortations

And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. 

Be at peace among yourselves.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. 

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Do not quench the Spirit. 

Do not despise prophecies. 

Test all things; hold fast what is good. 

Abstain from every form of evil.

Blessing and Admonition

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.

Brethren, pray for us.

Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 🕊️

1 Thessalonians 5:4-28

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I am blessed this day, to bring Your Words and its promises to those who walk by Faith and provide light to those who read this and who are living in darkness, may they read Your Words and gain their sight, I ask in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, all my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they be safe today, may they sense Your presence in their lives, may they come to know Your Word and Your Way, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide them and lead them on the path to the light, to You O Lord Jesus!

Lord I pray I shine Your light to all around me today, in and through all i say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. 🕊️

Colossians 4:5-6

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I pray for healing in my body, mind and spirit, as I received Your Holy Spirit and blessings, I pray I might live in them and humbly walk the path of Peace, with every step I take, may I repeat Your Words in my mind and spirit, may I follow Your Way, and be the example for others in the darkness around me, in and through all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Christian Graces

Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 🕊️

Colossians 4:2-4

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father God, I am here this morning, ready to serve!

May I wear Your full armor well this day.

Fill me with Your Holy Spirit Lord!

I see these images in my mind, of my faithful brothers, saints of the Lord, waging war against the enemy of the Way, trying to cloud the revelation of the mysteries of the Father, in Jesus Christ, in whom I am Not ashamed to say, He is my Savior, my Redeemer, and I share that blessing with all I meet, who are living in the dark, that they too may find the path to a life of Peace.

Use me Lord, as Your messenger of Hope, walking a life of Faith, may Your Holy Spirit use my postings as a path to the Word, light and Love, for all men, may Your Spirit bless my journey today, and the tasks I perform, may they be a testimony of Your completed work in me.

Father, I lift up All my children before You today, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may Your angels keep watch over them and may they be safe today. May each one of them sense Your presence in their lives, may they willingly accept the gifts You have for them, may they follow in Your Word and in the Way, bless them O Lord this day, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I pray for Peace in Israel, Ukraine, and Iran, may Your Holy Spirit open the minds and hearts of the leaders, may they hear Your voice, may they find resolve and a path for Peace, Blessings and unending spiritual direction, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Not Carnality but Christ

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 

For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 

When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 

Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of your mouth. 

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. 🕊️

🕊️ Character of the New Man

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. 

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 🕊️

Colossians 3:1-17

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

I lift up All my children Father, All my grandchildren and their little ones, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, keep them safe today, may they each sense Your presence in their life and circumstance, may they be healed in the bodies, may they increase in Faith, Hope, and Love, may they walk in the Way and according to His Word, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Bless my day O Lord, may I walk in the newness of life, as Your child of the light, continuing on the road towards the light, forever towards the light, ever thankful and praising You O Lord Jesus, my Savior, my Redeemer, I have on the full armor of God, I have You Holy Spirit, surrounding me today, keeping me safe, my focus is on You O Lord, in and through All I say and do today, In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Meditate on These Things

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— if indeed you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister. 🕊️

Philippians 4:8-9

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🕊️ Sacrificial Service for Christ

I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 

To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 

Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily. 🕊️

Colossians 1:21-29

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I lift up Your Holy name, Yahweh! 

I Praise You and from the depth of my heart and soul, I reach inside me to find You there, my Love, my Hope, my Everything, it’s All found in You, O Lord!

Your Holy Spirit, is within me, Your Teacher, is with me, beside me, guiding me and leading me on the path of Truth, rooted in Love, shinning outwardly, towards the ones I love, and anyone I meet. 

O Lord, bless my walk today, may I wear Your full armor upon me, may I face each challenge with the resolve and Grace with which You showed me, not with judgement, or anything negative, but with Truth, Hope, and Faith, giving of myself in Love, always, in Jesus’ name, Amen! Hallelujah!

Father, I lift up All my children before You this day, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they find You in the darkness, may they Hope in You O Lord, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide their way to the light, may their path lead others to the same light, as children of the light, let them shine like the stars of heaven, beaming life and twinkling in the dark, bless them O Lord, keep them safe today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Their Faith in Christ

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which has come to you, as it has also in all the world, and is bringing forth fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. 🕊️

🕊️ Preeminence of Christ

For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy 🕊️

Colossians 1:3-6, 9-11

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and my Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I lift up my Family before You today, may our Faith abound, moment by moment, and in every way, add to the precious memories of Your Holy Spirit, working in our lives and for the Glory of God our Father, in Jesus’ name, Amen! 

O Lord, the excitement grows daily, for the ‘New’ thing You are creating in me, transforming my mind of flesh, into the man, and spiritual being You intended, before I yet existed. 

Bless me today, and All my children, my grandchildren, and their little ones, may Your heavenly light, shine in us, in and through all I / we say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. 

Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. 🕊️

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🕊️ And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 

Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. 🕊️ 

Philippians: 4:11-13, 19-20

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, my Redeemer, my Counselor, my Defender, Mighty God, my Best Friend!

Good morning Lord!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, indeed You have taught me to raise above all the challenges which I have endured, and I can only Praise You Lord Jesus, and Your Holy Spirit, which You have filled my heart, and mind, down deep into my soul, Your Word and the Way, has left a mark upon me, one which has prepared me for the ministry of Your choosing, depending on where You lead me Lord. 

Bless me this day Jesus, may I again be prepared for the journey which lays ahead of me today, may I hear Your voice in the silence, seeking only to serve, I stand waiting for Your instructions Lord, may I see all opportunities and act on those which You place in my heart. 

Holy Spirit, I yield my members for Your service and Your will for my life and to the praise and glory of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

May all things be done in order, and according to the workings of Your Spirit and Your plan, may I see it to its completion, in Jesus’ name, Amen! Hallelujah!

Father, there are so many prayers I lift up before You daily, listing them in my mind and spirit, I pray You meet these prayers according to the measure of Grace, Mercy, and Love you see fit.

My life is simple and although my hands are idle, fill my mind, I pray with the words I am searching for to share with others, using the tools at my disposal, may my words find the eyes and ears of all those who may benefit, hopefully those in need of a kind word and an encouraging message or gesture.

I pray for Peace in Israel Father!

I pray for Peace in Ukraine, and Iran…

Father, may Your Holy Spirit rest upon these nations and leaders, may they hear and receive Your presence in their lives and follow the Spirit of Love, which they can sense is the Way You have for them.

Lord, I pray for healing this morning, for myself, my Family, and all those who are seeking Your Healing, for All those suffering and in Pain, those who don’t believe, may Your mercy and Grace lead them to a walk of Faith and service Lord, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, now I lift up All my children before You, my grandchildren, and their little ones, may You keep them safe today Father!

May they sense Your Holy Spirit, moving and working in their lives and may they be filled with Your Spirit, may Your Teacher, guide them to the Truth and give them Peace.

Lord, may I shine today, with the light of Your presence in my life, and in all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, rejoice!

Let your gentleness be known to all men. 

The Lord is at hand.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 🕊️

🕊️ Meditate on These Things

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things. 

The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. 🕊️

Philippians 4:4-7, 8-9

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Praise The Lord! Praise The name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus!

Father, bless me this day, in my coming and going, may I walk filled with Your Holy Spirit, and shine Your light in the world around me, in and through All I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they sense Your presence, working in their lives today, may they hear Your Call, may they accept the gifts You have for each of them and serve You Lord, may they be safe today and may the light of God shine in each of them, I pray this blessing, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ The Whole Armor of God

🕊️ Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with Truth, having put on the Breastplate of Righteousness, and having shod your feet with The Preparation of The Gospel of Peace; above all, taking the Shield of Faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 

And take The Helmet of Salvation, and The Sword of The Spirit, which is The Word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 🕊️

Ephesians 6:10-20

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, bless me this day, may I put on the full armor You have provided for me to wear, may my Family and I be safe today, may I hear and sense Your Spirit, guiding my steps in following the Way, may I Stand fast on Your Word, may I be filled with Your Holy Spirit, may I shine as Your child of the light, in the darkness around me, and guide others to Your light and Grace, the Revelation of the mysteries of the Way and of Faith and believing.

O Lord, I lift up Jan before You today, may she be healed and the wounds disappear, may she sense Your presence within her now, this hour, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I also lift up All my children, my grandchildren, and their little ones, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide their path to the light and reveal the Way and give them a hunger for Your Word, that they may Stand, in the Unity of Your Spirit, alongside other people of Faith, together knowing their lives are not their own, but they are Yours O Lord, bless them and keep them Father, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, & in you all🕊️

Ephesians 4:1-6

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I lift up this prayer before You, which has been weighing heavily on my heart daily, I pray You bless me with the strength and power of Your Spirit, following Your Word and Your Way, may I know and sense my purpose as clear as day, may I walk in Unity with my brethren and other members of the household of Faith, may I speak boldly and with deep conviction, about the mysteries of Your Word and Revelation of Jesus Christ, in my life, and in the World around me. 

Jesus, I pray, may I be spirit filled and wearing the Full armor of God, with each step I take, and every word I speak, let there be no question of where it is coming from, may Your Spirit protect me and guide me in and through All I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, call upon All my children this day, to rise up and Stand!

May You lead them along on the path to the light, may they accept Your presence in their lives and as they seek wisdom and knowledge, may Your Spirit bless them as they follow a deeper walk with You, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Purpose of the Mystery

🕊️ To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 🕊️

Ephesians 3:8-13

🕊️ Appreciation of the Mystery

🕊️ Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height, to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. 🕊️

Ephesians 3:13-21

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Lord, I pray You fill me with Your Spirit this day, as you have from the time I first received You in my mind, heart, and soul, that I might walk according to the Way, following Your Word, and blessed with the Hope of eternal life with You and all the saints who walked the same path before me. 

Protect me from the evil one O Lord, as my focus is on You daily, may I not lose sight of the calling which You have called me, to walk in Truth and Love, towards All man.

Bless All my children this day O Lord, all my grandchildren, and their little ones, that they might be safe from all harm, may they each receive the gifts You have to offer them, may they accept the gifts and begin their journey of Faith and Family, walking in Love, with the Family of Christ our Lord and Savior, may they become Your children of light, and may their light shine bright today.

I pray Father, You might help me to complete the tasks before me this day, may I be consistent in my walk before You, in the words I speak, and in All I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ ~~~ Brought Near by His Blood

Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

🕊️ ~~~ Christ Our Peace

For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 

For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

🕊️ ~~~ Christ Our Cornerstone

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. 🕊️

Ephesians 2:11-22

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I pray for Your blessing over me this day, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide my thoughts, in rightly dividing Your Word of Truth, and sharing of Your Word in context, without ordinances or precepts, rather in a manner for the edification of others desiring to follow Your Word and Your Way. 

May I shine my light and the words I speak, the actions I take, as a unifying force, bringing people together, rather than separate, especially those who are not like-minded. 

Father, may I do everything with a Peaceful outcome in mind.

Bless All my children today Father, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they be safe in their coming and going, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, draw them near to You, may Your Word dwell in their hearts and minds, that they may sense Your presence in their lives and it help direct their steps today. 

O Lord, Jesus, I pray for Healing and recovery to those who are sick and suffering, may they be comforted by You and may You fill them with Hope, strength, and longsuffering, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I pray for Peace in the World around me, Peace in Israel, and an end to war with Iran, and improved relations with all their neighbors, may there be Peace with Russia, and with all others who think and believe differently, may there be found one common goal and grounds to work together, may Your Holy Spirit be present.

Lord, I pray for my own work, may I see it to completion today, may I shine the light You placed within me, in and through all I say and do today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) 🕊️

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🕊️ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 🕊️

Ephesians 2:1-5, 8-10

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, Wow!

Your Word is full of so many ways it describes Your LOVE and the Power of Your Spirit, working in us.

Being a carpenter, my greatest joy was / is; walking away from each project knowing in my spirit, i did my best work, and to the best of my ability.

But reading Your Word, saying, “We Are HIS Workmanship,” speaks to the man I have become!

Hallelujah! Praise The Lord! Thank You Jesus!

And then Your Word goes on to say; “created in Christ Jesus for good works,”

This speaks to my Purpose! 

The reason for my existence is to be in service to my King, JESUS! The King of LOVE!

WOW!

Father, in my reading and meditating each Word, like cutting a piece of meat in my dish, just the right size to fit in my mouth, just the right temperature, the right taste, I want to chew and chew, until I have obtained the most of the flavor I can before swallowing. 

Then as I digest Your Word inside my mind and spirit, Your Holy Spirit quickens it back to my memory, over and over, Your Words, “I am Your Workmanship”, and my Purpose, “created in Christ Jesus for good works,”

Every step I take, every word I speak, all the energy I expend, giving my best effort, and through the Power of God, His Spirit, working in me and through me, my efforts are powerful, because I am His, Your Workmanship Lord, Hallelujah!

Thank You for Your Word Lord, it really makes my day, my year, and sets my feet on solid ground, I have one goal, in and through Love, making a difference, wherever I can.

Holy Spirit, lead the way for my path is not my own, it is the Lord’s, my life, my Faith, my Family, they all belong to You O Lord! 

Bless us All today Father, All my children and grandchildren, and their little ones, may we each know and sense Your presence in our lives and working through our every circumstance, Father, may Your Spirit, Your Word shine in and through all we / I say and do today, in JESUS’ name, Amen!

Hallelujah! Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

Therefore I also, after I heard of your Faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 

…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

…the Father of glory, 

…may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 

…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, 

…what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 

…and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, 

…according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places 🕊️

Ephesians 1:15-20

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, I praise Your Holy Name, Yahweh, and in Jesus’ name, I walk by Faith and Believing, with Hope and in following the Way, may Your Holy Spirit in me, shine in the darkness around me, may Your will be done and may the light from within me never lead another astray, only towards the light and Truth, a direction to a path to life and revelation of the God and Father, who created us in His image.

I Pray Father, in Jesus’ name, for strength today, to face the challenges before me and the work or tasks I have to complete.

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may You keep them safe today. May Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, guide them on their path today, may You lead them to the light and Truth, may they sense Your presence working in their lives, working all things for good and may they become as Your children of the light, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Lord, bless me this day, in my research and my writings, may I come into a greater understanding of You and Truth, about myself and my humanity, may I use this revelation and share with others in my writings, may they become blessed and be encouraged to walk their own path towards Truth and Faith, believing in You O Lord. Father, may this writing I do, shine Your light, and bring You glory, in and through all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Bear and Share Burdens

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load.

🕊️ Be Generous and Do Good

Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. 🕊️

Galatians 6:1-10

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, in Your rich blessings to me and my Family, we All cherish what we have, mainly the Love and time we share together. 

O Lord, may we shine as a lamp unto the world in the darkness around us, as children of the light, and may we share, willingly, from our blessings, with those in need. 

Fill us with Your Spirit today Lord. 

May we walk by Faith, and Not by sight, may we share kindness with others and may Your Holy Spirit, guide our steps as we follow in the Way.

Father, I lift up All my children before You today, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may You bless them with Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, and guide them in their coming and going, may they follow the path towards the light, Your Word, and a life of Faith living by the Way, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Two Covenants

(Gen. 21:8–21; Is. 54:1)

Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 

For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 

But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, which things are symbolic. 

For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 

For it is written:

“Rejoice, O barren,

You who do not bear!

Break forth and shout,

You who are not in labor!

For the desolate has many more children

Than she who has a husband.”

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.” So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free. 🕊️

Galatians 4:21-31

🕊️ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! 

Walking in the Spirit

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 

Against such there is no law. 

And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 🕊️

Galatians 5:13-26

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Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Father, Bless me this day, in my coming and my going, may I walk in the spirit of Your heavenly Grace, towards all men, and may I experience the Love only You can give, in my interaction with others, those in my Family and those I have yet to meet for the first time.

Father Fill me Your Spirit, and may I shine today as Your child of light, in the darkness all around us.

Bless All my children O Lord, All my grandchildren and their little ones, may Your Holy Spirit, Your Teacher, reach into their hearts and draw them to Your light, may they learn Your Word, and walk in Your Way, may they become as children of light and shine today, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. 

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” 🕊️

Galatians 2:19-21

🕊️ But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. 

But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 

Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by Faith. 

But after Faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Sons and Heirs

For you are all sons of God through Faith in Christ Jesus. 

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. 🕊️

Galatians 3:22-29

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Jesus, Lord, I am blessed today to say, by Faith, in Believing, on the name of Jesus Christ, I have become a member of the Family in the household of Faith, sealed for redemption and the promise of eternal life, in Christ!

Thank You Father, that as I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren and their little ones, You hear my request and they too become members of the household of Faith. They are all sanctified by my Faith and Believing in Jesus Christ. 

So Lord, I pray for safety for my children, may Your Spirit, Your Teacher, guide each one of them, according to the gifts and Grace You have bestowed upon each one. 

Thank You Lord, again, and may Your light within me shine bright for all those still living in the darkness, that they may find the light and the path to the Way, and Believe, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. 

For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. 🕊️

1 Thessalonians 2:13-14

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Blessings and Your Holy Spirit, Father, this is what I look for each and every day, to separate myself from the flesh I once walked in, You have renewed my mind and thinking, with a focus on living a life of service to the Lord and sharing His Love and kindness to others around me. 

My spirit is excited more each time I am able to help others or show Love and kindness to strangers, especially my own Family, where I believe it is needed.

Lord, may I continue to grow and increase in understanding, through Your Word and Your Spirit, may I sense the weight of each word I speak and every action I take in my walk with You O Lord.

Guide me O Lord, may I shine the light you placed within me and be as Your child, in and through all I say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 

that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 

For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. 

All things were created through Him and for Him. 

And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 

And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. 🕊️

Colossians 1:9-18

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Father, today, may I gain understanding and knowledge in reading Your Word, may You bless me with Your Holy Spirit, and heavenly Wisdom, to see the world with Your Spiritual eyes and understanding, not through my eyes of flesh or the heart of man.

Father, You have blessed me with the heart of my Lord and Savior, which beats and pumps His spiritual life through me. Thank You Lord!

Father, I lift up All my children before You today, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they receive You in their hearts and lives, that they might be safe from the darkness of this world, so they may know and rejoice in knowing they are all children of the light and have a just and blessed reward, awaiting them in His kingdom, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ Meeting Specific Needs

Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. 

Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. 

And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. 

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

Bring Back the Erring One

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins. 🕊️

James 5:7-20

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Praise God, I’m sharing this morning, one of my favorite quotes in scripture, “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.“

As of late, and pondering my nagging drive to begin to write, I have been having the strong desire and determination, to write, only that which I intend to write has been unclear. The thought running through my mind, what reference or focus will it be. Thank The Lord, my prayer was answered last night and confirmed this morning, when ‘The Dream’ became a reality and now my writing focus.

I had not yet completed my Prayer for yesterday’s post, so I completed and submitted that post this morning, and in it I gave first mention of ‘The Dream’.

Now today I will continue with laying out the story and its tenets.

Father, I lift up my life, my heart and my spirit before You, I seek Your blessing on my day, before I begin, and as a clarification to all who read this, my primary focus, in all my endeavors, has to begin with prayer and worshipping my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Father, You are my single focus and my desire to please You in everything I do, may i do it well, may Your light shine in my endeavors and may Your Holy Spirit go ahead of my every step, my every word, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Father, I lift up All my children before You, All my grandchildren, and their little ones, may they stay safe today, may they receive the gifts You offer them and may they walk in Faith today, sensing Your Spirit and responding accordingly, may they shine as Your children and be a blessing to others, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!

🕊️ “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? 

Certainly not! 

For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 

For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. 

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by Faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”🕊️

Galatians 2:17-21

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Hallelujah! 

Praise the name of the Lord, “JESUS!”

My Lord and Savior, My Redeemer, Mighty God, Counselor, my Best Friend!

Good morning Father!

Thank You for this day!

Thank You for my life!

Thank You for my sweet bride, Amy!

Thank You for my beautiful daughter, Selah!

All that I am and all I possess, they are blessings from You O Lord!

Thank You!

Hallelujah!

Praise God, in all things, for the life I have and for the many things I have overcome, it is You Lord Jesus, whom is protecting me, it is You who lives and Your Holy Spirit, which lives inside of me today, that is what carries me through, that’s the “Journey”, the path to ‘enlightenment’.

I woke up from a dream this morning, and it is still with me, unlike never before, and on-going, with new scenes and drama unfolding, it’s like walking through my life being interrupted here and there with visions of another time and place in my life, like a parallel life in another dimension, I’m not quite sure I am even awake!

Lord, send one of Your angels to smack me on my side and wake me up from this dream and these visions!

In this dream I am a man of much means, not sure how much but it appears I am wealthy and beyond any kind of need or want. I have share my wealth with each of my children and at the beginning, I give them a choice to go their own way with their new life of unimaginable means, or come live with me and build a large commune in a new and beautiful land which man has not corrupted, not far from the rest of the world, yet obscure and at least a day’s travel in any direction from other people or life.

So my son Malachi and his family decide they would like to come live with us and so it begins, I am very excited, as is Amy, my sweet bride and Selah, my beautiful daughter, who are happy for me that my oldest son, once my favorite, has finally decided to reclaim his spot in my heart and join the effort to build something wonderful together, something with purpose.

Father God, as I begin to journal my dream, and come into more of the scenes in my mind, I pray Your Spirit guide me towards a purposeful story, showing All the avenues, consisting of every element of man’s journey, man’s struggles in many ways.

I lift up All my children before You today, All my grandchildren and their little ones, may they each acknowledge You in their own way, may they accept the gifts you have of life eternal, which You quicken in their minds daily, may they sense Your presence in their day, and may they find and enter the path towards the light and follow the Way, in and through all they say and do, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

Praise Yahweh!