PJP2 PROLOG 151122 PROLOG Focus Colossians 1:21-23....

Psalm 68:19-20 (ESV)/(emphasis added/jaj)...."Blessed Be The Lord, Who Daily Bears us up/Bears our burdens; God Is our Salvation....Our God Is a God of Salvation, And to God, The Lord, Belong Deliverances from death."....

PJP2 PROLOG POST 151122 - Colossians 1:21-23 (ESV)/(emphasis added/jaj)...."And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, He Has Now Reconciled in His Body of flesh By His death, in Order To Present you Holy and Blameless and Above Reproach Before Him, IF Indeed you Continue In The Faith, Stable and Steadfast, NOT shifting from The Hope of The Gospel that you Heard, Which has been Proclaimed in All Creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister."....

Team PJP2 - first let me simply say Thank You.  I know there are folks that follow PJP2 and I appreciate your reading the flow.  As I have shared in prior PJP2s (SIP; THANKS; PROLOG) I most often have no clue on the Vector The Holy Spirit is going to Guide me towards with regards to that PJP2 Entry for that day.  Second, I appreciate your patience as I have been fixated this past week with the tragic events that have unfolded across our globe.  I have not even mentioned the recent events in Mali.  Simple to say there is so MUCH going on, it is challenging at best to keep up.  Again, I appreciate your patience as I muddle through these ponderings.  Lastly, this brings me to today's PJP2 PROLOG POST 151122.  What I Hear The Spirit Sharing in my spirit this morning is His Focus on Three Concepts....(1) Alienation from Him; (2) Reconciliation with Him via our Lord Jesus' death (and Resurrection); (3) Eternal HOPE of His Gospel - our Sure Foundation of FAITH

(1) Alienation from Him - I am convinced our ongoing tragedies that seem to be happening more and more on a frequent and regular basis can be, in some form or fashion, drawn back to our world's headlong rush away from Him.  I can assure you this has become part of my regular daily prayers that His Holy Spirit would Soften our Hearts and Draw us Back to Him and His Way of Love, Mercy and Grace;
(2) Reconciliation with Him via our Lord Jesus' Death and Resurrection - What a Concept to both be Encouraged by and to Be Thankful for.  I had a very recent scenario where due to my position at work, I was the one who had to enforce discipline upon a young Airmen who had unfortunately crossed the line too many times, and thus Reconciling him back into the USAF simply was not going to happen.  Thus this Airmen is being administratively discharged from the AF.  Contrast this to God's Plan of Reconciliation for us with Him.  In reality, because of our Alienation from Him due to our sins, there is no way we can be Reconciled by our own hand.  Our Reconciliation Requires Divine Intervention and a Miracle well beyond anything we could ever even think of doing.  God The Father's Plan of Reconciliation is Encapsulated all in One Name - Jesus Christ;
(3) Eternal HOPE of His Gospel - our Sure Foundation of FAITH - Two Acronyms to Share that some this up....HOPE - He is Our Promise Eternal and FAITH - Follow Always In Touch with Him....The Lord Jesus is indeed our One and Only HOPE and it is our FAITH through which He Will Guide us Home;

Thus my Prayer for us today is to ask The Spirit to Aid me in Crafting a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise employing His Inspired Word as found in Psalm 68:19-20 and Colossians 1:21-23 (ESV) / (emphasis added/jaj)....O Father God, May You Be Blessed, O our Lord.  Lord Jesus, Thank You for it is You Who Daily Bears us up.  Holy Spirit, we Thank You to You ever Bear our burdens.  Indeed, Father God You are our Salvation....Lord Jesus, You are our God.  Holy Spirit, You are our God of Salvation.  Father God, Thank You that You are The Lord.  To You, Lord Jesus, Belong Deliverances from death by Your Sacrifice on Your Cross, and Your Resurrection from Your Grave.  O peoples, Hear His Word of Truth and Life.  To us, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, Be Aware that our Lord Jesus Has Now Reconciled us in His Body of flesh, By His death on His Cross, in Order To Present us Holy and Blameless and Above Reproach Before God The Father.  Holy Spirit, we would Ask Your Help that Indeed we Continue In This Faith, Stable and Steadfast.  Lord Jesus Protect us and Help us NEVER to shift from The Hope of Your Gospel of Truth and Life.  Holy Spirit Encourage us and Empower us to Help Share This Gospel of Reconciliation to those who have not yet Heard it be Proclaimed.  Father God, Thank You that in All Creation under heaven, You Still are Reflecting Your Steadfast and Eternal Love for us.  Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers in Your Holy Name.  Amen/Amen....jaj

A Blessed Thanksgiving to you all....jaj