PJP2 THANKS 151221 THANKS Focus Zechariah 2:1-5 (ESV)

Psalm 37:39-40 (ESV)/(emphasis added/jaj)...."The Salvation of The Righteous Is From The Lord;
He Is their Stronghold in the time of trouble.  The Lord Helps them And Delivers them; He Delivers them From the wicked And Saves them, Because they Take Refuge In Him."....

PJP2 THANKS TEXT 151221 Zechariah 2:1-5 (ESV)/(emphasis added/jaj)....{A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line}...."And I Lifted my eyes and Saw, And Behold, a Man With a Measuring Line in His Hand!  Then I said, 'Where are You going?'  And He Said to me, "To Measure Jerusalem, To See What is its width and what is its length.'  And Behold, The Angel Who Talked with me came forward, and another Angel came forward to meet Him And said to Him, 'Run, Say to that Young Man, ‘Jerusalem Shall Be inhabited as villages without walls, Because of The Multitude of people and livestock in it.  And I Will Be to her A Wall of Fire All Around', Declares The Lord, 'And I Will Be The Glory in her midst.’”....

I am so Thankful for The Vision our Lord Shares throughout His Word to us.  Granted, as you read through the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc) there are many of the Vision Images that give cause to pull back in concern and fear.  Yet, I Hear The Holy Spirit Reminding me to Keep His Word in Context.  Meaning that there are indeed Two Paths that God The Father Presents us to choose to Follow by His Gift of Grace and Freedom of Will.  IF we Choose to Follow in His Steps, then The Vision and The Promise, as Shared via Zechariah 2:1-5 is the One we Will Find at The End.  IF we elect to reject Him and His Word of Mercy and Grace, to go our own way, to follow the path of sinfulness, then that end is not as positive for us.

Thus, I am Thankful that God The Father is STILL Offering to us His Free Gift of Eternal Life.  We too can have an Assured Place in His Book of Life simply by Accepting His Ultimate Gift of Love and Reconciliation found within The Person of Jesus Christ, the Infant of The Manger, Whose Birth and First Advent we Celebrate in just four days.

If you Have Accepted His Gift, Praise God.  If you have Not Accept His Gift, I Will Continue to Lift Up in Prayer that His Holy Spirit would be with you, and Guide you towards Him.  I would Offer Up a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from His Word found in Psalm 37:7 (ESV)....Father God Help us to Be Still Before You.  That can be so hard, Lord Jesus with all the hubub, distraction and challenges we find within our days.  Help us Holy Spirit to Wait Patiently for You; Father God, Calm us and Help us to fret not over the one who seem to prosper in thier way, over the men who carry out evil devices!  Lord Jesus, we Know that You are Coming Again.  And When You Do Return, All Will be Made Right in You and Your Grace.  Father God Continue to use us as Your Witnessess to Draw All men back to You and Your Light.  Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Lift Up our Prayers in Your Precious Name....Amen/Amen....jaj