PJP2 PROLOG 160731 PROLOG Focus - Job 42:1-6....Topic: Stand Firm/Fear NOT
Psalm 136:1-3 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...."Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOD, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The GOD of gods, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The LORD of lords, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160731 - Job 42:1-6 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...."Then Job answered The Lord and said: 'I Know That YOU Can DO All Things, And That No Purpose of YOURS Can be thwarted. ‘Who is this that hides Counsel without Knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did NOT Understand, Things Too Wonderful for me, which I did NOT Know. ‘HEAR, And I Will Speak; I Will QUESTION you, AND you Make It Known To (ANSWER) ME.’ I had Heard of YOU By The Hearing of the ear, BUT NOW my eye SEES YOU; Therefore I Despise myself, And REPENT in dust and ashes.'”....
Note: This Passage Of the WORD, Select (POWS) is indicative of Job's AH-HA moment....Job comes to grips with The FACT That..."And HE (God) and HE ALONE" is The God of All!....
As I was Pondering With The Holy Spirit this morning, focused on His Inspired Book of Job, He Posed A Thought with regards to Job Chapters 38-41. If you aren't familiar with Job 38-41, these are the Chapters in which God The Father Questions Job over a wide-range of Topics of Increasing Intensity as YAHWEH Progresses. The Thought I Heard The Holy Spirit suggest is - Perhaps these four Chapters are Reflective of what our turn before God's Throne will be like on The Day of The Lord? Perhaps, in some respects, This was a Bit of God's Intent as He Inspired His writer of Job to Record His WORD....
Hmmmm...AH-HA....
Then He Shared a Second Thought.....As we read Job's Reply to God's Inquisition.....I have to admit I would readily stand in Job's Shoes with a similar reply had I been the one facing this Battery of Queries from The Almighty....In particular Job's final response....."Therefore I Despise myself, And REPENT in dust and ashes."....Isn't this the Truth for us all? This is also an "AH-HA" moment for me.....this is maybe where we get our understanding of why when mourning we realize we are 'dust to dust and ashes to ashes'....Just a thought
AH-HA....
The LAST AH-HA for today's PJP2 PROLOG 160731.....As we Study Job, it is quite fascinating that it would appear Job is fully facing these challenges on his own. His 'Three Amigos' are of little to no help. Elihu the Younger's impassioned Defense of God is commendable indeed. BUT when we get to Chapters 38-41, YAHWEH's Full-Court-Press on Job is evident, there's no-one standing-up for Job....Eliphar, Bildad and Zophar finally figure out the best thing to do is to keep their pie-holes shut. Elihu, as well, is not mentioned. Nope, Chapters 38-41 is God and Job and that's about the size of it.
My AH-HA moment fast forwards to our own scenarios - Unlike Job, who had not had the opportunity to Surrender And Accept our Lord Jesus as His Lord and Savior - we, By God's Grace, DO have an Advocate, Who Will Stand With us, In Front and Behind of us, and Even CLOTHE us with Himself as we Stand Before God The Father's Throne.....
AH-HA!
Thus, my Prayer for us today would be to Share His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as Recorded in 1 John 2:1-6 (ESV/Emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)...."My little children, I am writing These Things to you So That you May NOT sin. BUT IF anyone Does sin (and Team we all will stumble/jaj), we Have An ADVOCATE With The Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous. HE Is The Propitiation For our sins, AND NOT For ours ONLY BUT Also For the sins Of The Whole World. And By This we Know That we Have Come To KNOW HIM, IF we KEEP HIS Commandments. Whoever says “I Know HIM” BUT Does NOT KEEP HIS Commandments is a liar, And The TRUTH Is NOT in him, BUT whoever KEEPS HIS WORD, In him Truly The LOVE Of God IS Perfected. By This we May KNOW That we Are In HIM: whoever Says he Abides In HIM Ought To WALK In The Same WAY In Which HE WALKED."
AH-HA....May we Read and Heed HIS WORD.
In Your NAME, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers and Praise....Amen/Amen...jaj
Sunday, July 31, 2016
PJP2 THANKS 160731 THANKS Focus - Job 39:26-27.....Topic: Stand Firm/Fear NOT
Psalm 136:1-3 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...."Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOD, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The GOD of gods, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The LORD of lords, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160731 - Job 39:26-27 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...." (And God Said to Job)....'Is It BY your understanding That The Hawk Soars And Spreads his wings toward the South? Is It At your command That The Eagle Mounts Up and makes his nest on high?'"
I am Thankful that we Readily Know the Answer to God's Questions to Job, similar to what we find here in Job 39:26-27.....(a) It Is God The Father, His Only Son (our Lord Jesus) and His Holy Spirit - And HE And HE ALONE (AH-HA) that IS The ANSWER to this, and all questions; (b) By His GRACE, God Does Provide us Insight, Discernment, Understanding and Knowledge Tapped Into HIS Own.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would be....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You that You ARE The God Above all others. Thank You for these AH-HA moments that You Help us Connect to Who You Really Are in our Lives. May we Ever Share, Lord Jesus, That You Stand Ever Ready to Help us and Accept us as Your Very Own. In Your Holy Name, we Do Thank You and Praise You and Pray These Prayers to You....Amen and Amen....jaj
Psalm 136:1-3 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...."Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOD, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The GOD of gods, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever. Give Thanks To The LORD of lords, For HIS Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160731 - Job 39:26-27 (ESV/Emphasis added/jaj)...." (And God Said to Job)....'Is It BY your understanding That The Hawk Soars And Spreads his wings toward the South? Is It At your command That The Eagle Mounts Up and makes his nest on high?'"
I am Thankful that we Readily Know the Answer to God's Questions to Job, similar to what we find here in Job 39:26-27.....(a) It Is God The Father, His Only Son (our Lord Jesus) and His Holy Spirit - And HE And HE ALONE (AH-HA) that IS The ANSWER to this, and all questions; (b) By His GRACE, God Does Provide us Insight, Discernment, Understanding and Knowledge Tapped Into HIS Own.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would be....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You that You ARE The God Above all others. Thank You for these AH-HA moments that You Help us Connect to Who You Really Are in our Lives. May we Ever Share, Lord Jesus, That You Stand Ever Ready to Help us and Accept us as Your Very Own. In Your Holy Name, we Do Thank You and Praise You and Pray These Prayers to You....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160731 - Psalm 89:1-2, 5-6, 8, 15-16, 28 (ESV/Emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj).... O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Will Sing Of Your Steadfast LOVE Forever. Lord Jesus, Strengthen us and Give us Your WORD that we May Make Known Your Eternal Faithfulness To All generations. Holy Spirit, Help us as we Say: "Your Steadfast LOVE Will Be Built Up Forever; Within us and In Your Heavens, Father God, You Have Established Your Faithfulness.” O Lord Jesus, Let The Heavens Praise Your Wonders, O Lord. Holy Spirit, May we Speak Ever of Your Faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones of Your Family of The FAITH! Father God, who in the skies can be compared To You, our Lord and our God? Who among the heavenly beings, Lord Jesus, is anything Like You, O Lord, our God, King of All the hosts? Holy Spirit, Who, we Ask, Is Mighty As You Are, O Lord? Lord Jesus, we Are Thankful And Blessed By Your Faithfulness That is All Around You in All You Say and Do for and towards us. Holy Spirit, Blessed Are the people Who Know You and Can Shout the Festal Shout. Father God, Blessed are All who Walk with You, O Lord, with The LIGHT of Your Face Reflecting from within them. Lord Jesus, Blessed Are the people who Exult Your Holy Name all the day. Holy Spirit, Blessed Are the people who Live In Your Righteousness, for In You Are we Exalted Before God The Father. Thank You Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, for In Your Steadfast LOVE, You Have and Will Keep us Forever. O Lord, By and In Your Covenant of Grace we Can and Will STAND FIRM For and With You. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen and Amen.....jaj
Saturday, July 30, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160730 PROLOG Focus - Job 38:1-3....Topic: God's Voice
Psalm 30:4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Sing Praises To The Lord, O you His saints, And Give Thanks to His Holy Name."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160730 - Job 38:1-3 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)...."Then The Lord Answered Job Out Of The Whirlwind/Storm And Said: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without Knowledge? Dress for action like/brace yourself, like a man; I Will Question you, And you Make it Known to (Answer) ME.'"....
It is interesting to look through His WORD and 'listen in' on the Conversations our Lord has with His saints. I find particularly fascinating the comparison (and contrast) between YAHWEH's Speaking to Job and HIS Speaking with His Prophet, Elijah AND to Moses.....
1 Kings 19:11-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And God Said (to Elijah)....'Go Out And Stand On the mount Before The Lord.' And BEHOLD, The Lord Passed By, And A Great And Strong Wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks Before The Lord, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Wind. And After The Wind An Earthquake, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Earthquake. And After The Earthquake A Fire, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Fire. And After The Fire The Sound Of A Low Whisper/A Still Small Voice. And when Elijah Heard It, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And BEHOLD, There Came A Still Small Voice to him And Said, 'What Are you Doing Here, Elijah?'”....
Exodus 3:2-4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And The Angel of The Lord Appeared to him In A Flame of Fire out of the midst of A Bush. Moses looked, and BEHOLD, The Bush Was Burning, YET It Was NOT consumed. And Moses said, 'I will turn aside To See This Great Sight, Why The Bush Is NOT burned.” When The Lord Saw That Moses turned aside To See, God Called to him Out Of The Bush, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses said, 'Here I am.'”....
So I Hear The Holy Spirit noting that with Job, God The Father Spoke to him via A Whirlwind/Storm. Elijah, though, Heard 'A Still Small Voice' vs The Mighty Wind/Earthquake/Fire. Yet with Moses, we see that God Approached him via The Burning Bush. There's also many instances (Jacob and Joseph, our Lord Jesus earthly father for example) where God Spoke to them via A Dream, or Vision.
The Point I Hear The Holy Spirit making with me this morning is BLUF - God Can and Will Speak to us in whatever way He Needs to Get our Attention with. Be that A Still Small Voice, A Mighty Wind, A Burning Bush, A Giant Fish, A Sea Storm, A Fish-Catch Beyond Belief, or at Times Even His Silence could well be His Speaking to us.
I can attest that He Has (and Does) Frequently Speak to me via Friends, Family and Loved Ones, as well as total strangers, who He Has Inspired to Share His Message Regards a Given Scenario. I am very certain He is and will continue to do that for all of us.....
BLUF, as He Shares in Psalm 46:10a....."Be Still And Know That I AM God".....
My prayer for us today would simply be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You and we Praise You. Lord Jesus, Help us to Pay Attention to Your Detail of all the Circumstances, People and Scenarios that You Cross our Lives Path with. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Ears to Listen for Your Still Small Voice. Father God, Empower and Encourage us to Read and Heed when You've Sent us Your WORD. O Lord, May we Ever Be a Reflection of You and Your Truth that Will Set us All Free. In Your Holy Name we Pray....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 30:4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Sing Praises To The Lord, O you His saints, And Give Thanks to His Holy Name."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160730 - Job 38:1-3 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)...."Then The Lord Answered Job Out Of The Whirlwind/Storm And Said: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without Knowledge? Dress for action like/brace yourself, like a man; I Will Question you, And you Make it Known to (Answer) ME.'"....
It is interesting to look through His WORD and 'listen in' on the Conversations our Lord has with His saints. I find particularly fascinating the comparison (and contrast) between YAHWEH's Speaking to Job and HIS Speaking with His Prophet, Elijah AND to Moses.....
1 Kings 19:11-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And God Said (to Elijah)....'Go Out And Stand On the mount Before The Lord.' And BEHOLD, The Lord Passed By, And A Great And Strong Wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks Before The Lord, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Wind. And After The Wind An Earthquake, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Earthquake. And After The Earthquake A Fire, BUT The Lord Was NOT In The Fire. And After The Fire The Sound Of A Low Whisper/A Still Small Voice. And when Elijah Heard It, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And BEHOLD, There Came A Still Small Voice to him And Said, 'What Are you Doing Here, Elijah?'”....
Exodus 3:2-4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And The Angel of The Lord Appeared to him In A Flame of Fire out of the midst of A Bush. Moses looked, and BEHOLD, The Bush Was Burning, YET It Was NOT consumed. And Moses said, 'I will turn aside To See This Great Sight, Why The Bush Is NOT burned.” When The Lord Saw That Moses turned aside To See, God Called to him Out Of The Bush, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses said, 'Here I am.'”....
So I Hear The Holy Spirit noting that with Job, God The Father Spoke to him via A Whirlwind/Storm. Elijah, though, Heard 'A Still Small Voice' vs The Mighty Wind/Earthquake/Fire. Yet with Moses, we see that God Approached him via The Burning Bush. There's also many instances (Jacob and Joseph, our Lord Jesus earthly father for example) where God Spoke to them via A Dream, or Vision.
The Point I Hear The Holy Spirit making with me this morning is BLUF - God Can and Will Speak to us in whatever way He Needs to Get our Attention with. Be that A Still Small Voice, A Mighty Wind, A Burning Bush, A Giant Fish, A Sea Storm, A Fish-Catch Beyond Belief, or at Times Even His Silence could well be His Speaking to us.
I can attest that He Has (and Does) Frequently Speak to me via Friends, Family and Loved Ones, as well as total strangers, who He Has Inspired to Share His Message Regards a Given Scenario. I am very certain He is and will continue to do that for all of us.....
BLUF, as He Shares in Psalm 46:10a....."Be Still And Know That I AM God".....
My prayer for us today would simply be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You and we Praise You. Lord Jesus, Help us to Pay Attention to Your Detail of all the Circumstances, People and Scenarios that You Cross our Lives Path with. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Ears to Listen for Your Still Small Voice. Father God, Empower and Encourage us to Read and Heed when You've Sent us Your WORD. O Lord, May we Ever Be a Reflection of You and Your Truth that Will Set us All Free. In Your Holy Name we Pray....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160730 THANKS Focus - Job 38:36-38, 41.....Topic: God's Voice
Psalm 30:4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Sing Praises To The Lord, O you His saints, And Give Thanks to His Holy Name."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160730 - Job 38:36-38, 41 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(And God Asked Job)....'Who Has Put Wisdom in the inward parts Or Given Understanding to the mind? Who Can Number the clouds By Wisdom? Or Who Can Tilt the water-skins of the heavens, When the dust runs into a mass And the clods stick fast together?....Who Provides for the raven its prey, When its young ones Cry to God For HELP, And wander about for lack of food?'"....
As we read through Job 38-41, God The Father really 'grills' Job. Though I am certain this one-way conversation between YAHWEH and Job had to be somewhat uncomfortable for Job - still these four chapters of The Holy Spirit's Inspired Writing found in Job provide us a LOT to Be Thankful for....Clearly, as we look at the overall Question God's Asking...."WHO?", the Answer is obvious.....God The Father is WHO! I am Thankful that we can Benefit from Job's experience and know that we too, even in the midst of any/all challenges, we too can recognize by multi-faceted means, The God of Job, is The God of Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Joseph, and Jesus. We can also Be Thankful that God The Father, as He Did with Job, He does Now for us in Providing us His Wisdom, His Understanding, His Provision for us.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would begin by Sharing Nehemiah 9:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)....“You Are The Lord, You Alone. You Have Made Heaven, The Heaven of Heavens, With All their Host, the earth And All That Is on it, The seas And All That Is In them; And YOU Preserve All of them; And the Host of Heaven Worships You." Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Mercy and Saving Grace. Lord Jesus, Like Your servant Job, help us to Come to You with All our Prayers. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Minds to Your Workings within, around and through us. Father God, May we Grasp Your Wisdom and Understanding and Know that You Make These readily accessible to us. May we, Lord Jesus, Share Your WORD. In Your Holy Name we Lift Up these Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
Psalm 30:4 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Sing Praises To The Lord, O you His saints, And Give Thanks to His Holy Name."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160730 - Job 38:36-38, 41 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(And God Asked Job)....'Who Has Put Wisdom in the inward parts Or Given Understanding to the mind? Who Can Number the clouds By Wisdom? Or Who Can Tilt the water-skins of the heavens, When the dust runs into a mass And the clods stick fast together?....Who Provides for the raven its prey, When its young ones Cry to God For HELP, And wander about for lack of food?'"....
As we read through Job 38-41, God The Father really 'grills' Job. Though I am certain this one-way conversation between YAHWEH and Job had to be somewhat uncomfortable for Job - still these four chapters of The Holy Spirit's Inspired Writing found in Job provide us a LOT to Be Thankful for....Clearly, as we look at the overall Question God's Asking...."WHO?", the Answer is obvious.....God The Father is WHO! I am Thankful that we can Benefit from Job's experience and know that we too, even in the midst of any/all challenges, we too can recognize by multi-faceted means, The God of Job, is The God of Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Joseph, and Jesus. We can also Be Thankful that God The Father, as He Did with Job, He does Now for us in Providing us His Wisdom, His Understanding, His Provision for us.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would begin by Sharing Nehemiah 9:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)....“You Are The Lord, You Alone. You Have Made Heaven, The Heaven of Heavens, With All their Host, the earth And All That Is on it, The seas And All That Is In them; And YOU Preserve All of them; And the Host of Heaven Worships You." Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Mercy and Saving Grace. Lord Jesus, Like Your servant Job, help us to Come to You with All our Prayers. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Minds to Your Workings within, around and through us. Father God, May we Grasp Your Wisdom and Understanding and Know that You Make These readily accessible to us. May we, Lord Jesus, Share Your WORD. In Your Holy Name we Lift Up these Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160730 - Psalm 66:16-20 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You! We Praise You for Your Loving Mercy and Grace. Lord Jesus, Empower and Encourage us to Say with Your Holy Spirit: "Come, one and all. Come And Hear His WORD of Forgiveness." Holy Spirit, Help us to Learn to Faithfully Esteem Adore and Revere You, O Lord our God. Father God, Open the Inner Ears of those who would Hear us, as we Tell of What You Have Done for our Souls. Lord Jesus, we Cry Out to You with High Praise on our tongues. Holy Spirit, Protect us, May we NEVER cherish iniquity in our hearts. O BUT Father God, Thank You for You Have Heard and You Still Listen to us when we Pray. Thank You Lord Jesus for Being Attentive to us and our Prayers to You. Holy Spirit, Blessed Be Your Name, for You Have Not rejected us when we Call to You. Thank You Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God for Your Steadfast and Eternal LOVE for us. In Your Precious Name we Pray....Amen/Amen....jaj
Friday, July 29, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160729 PROLOG Focus - Job 34:21-22.....Topic: Through The Storm
Psalm 86:12-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Give Thanks to You, O Lord my God, With my Whole Heart, And I Will Glorify Your NAME Forever. For Great Is Your Steadfast LOVE Toward me; YOU Have Delivered my Soul from the depths of Sheol."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160729 - Job 34:21-22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For HIS Eyes Are On the ways of a man, AND HE Sees ALL his steps. There Is NO gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves."....
The WORD of Encouragement I Hear The Holy Spirit Sharing through today's PJP2 PROLOG POST 160729 is pretty straight-forward.....BLUF - God's Got His EYES on us, every day, in every way. He is With us in each and every step we take. The evil and darkness that seems to be swirling ever-more and more out-of-control is NOT outside of HIS Realm and HE WILL Shine HIS LIGHT of LOVE, MERCY and GRACE upon us to Bring Order and HIS Righteousness Back To Center.
My Prayer for us today would be - regardless of the storms we may find ourselves currently 'trapped' by - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God - we KNOW You Are The Master of ALL. Storms bow to You. May Your Calm and Peace and Comfort Reign in our Lives, even as the forces of darkness continue to 'blow out' Your Eternal Flame of LOVE. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for Your Wisdom - Open our Inner Eye to See You Working In, Around and Through us. Father God to You Be All The Glory. Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 86:12-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Give Thanks to You, O Lord my God, With my Whole Heart, And I Will Glorify Your NAME Forever. For Great Is Your Steadfast LOVE Toward me; YOU Have Delivered my Soul from the depths of Sheol."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160729 - Job 34:21-22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For HIS Eyes Are On the ways of a man, AND HE Sees ALL his steps. There Is NO gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves."....
The WORD of Encouragement I Hear The Holy Spirit Sharing through today's PJP2 PROLOG POST 160729 is pretty straight-forward.....BLUF - God's Got His EYES on us, every day, in every way. He is With us in each and every step we take. The evil and darkness that seems to be swirling ever-more and more out-of-control is NOT outside of HIS Realm and HE WILL Shine HIS LIGHT of LOVE, MERCY and GRACE upon us to Bring Order and HIS Righteousness Back To Center.
My Prayer for us today would be - regardless of the storms we may find ourselves currently 'trapped' by - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God - we KNOW You Are The Master of ALL. Storms bow to You. May Your Calm and Peace and Comfort Reign in our Lives, even as the forces of darkness continue to 'blow out' Your Eternal Flame of LOVE. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for Your Wisdom - Open our Inner Eye to See You Working In, Around and Through us. Father God to You Be All The Glory. Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160729 THANKS Focus - Job 33:23-28....Topic: Through the Storm
Psalm 86:12-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Give Thanks to You, O Lord my God, With my Whole Heart, And I Will Glorify Your NAME Forever. For Great Is Your Steadfast LOVE Toward me; YOU Have Delivered my Soul from the depths of Sheol."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160729 - Job 33:23-28 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Yet IF There BE For him An Angel, A Mediator, One of the thousand, To Declare to man What Is Right for him, AND HE Is Merciful to him, And Says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I Have Found A RANSOM; Let his flesh Become Fresh with youth; Let him Return To The Days of his youthful vigor’; THEN man Prays to God, And HE Accepts him; HE Sees his face With A Shout of Joy, AND HE Restores to man HIS Righteousness. He (the man) Sings Before men And Says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not Repaid to me. HE Has REDEEMED my Soul from going down into the pit, And my LIFE Shall Look Upon The LIGHT.’"....
Wow....So Very MUCH to Be Thankful for....His Angels, His Mediator (our Lord Jesus), His Mercy, His Deliverance, His Ransom for us, His Redemption, His Light, His Restoration, His Righteousness in our Lives, His Song, His Salvation for us....
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would simply be, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for All You've Given to us. May we, this Day and Every Day, Share Your Love with those around us. Lord Jesus, May Your Light Shine Through us and Help those who Do Not Know You to Find You and Accept Your Free Gift of Eternal Life in You. In Your Holy Name we Pray....Amen and Amen....jaj
Psalm 86:12-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Give Thanks to You, O Lord my God, With my Whole Heart, And I Will Glorify Your NAME Forever. For Great Is Your Steadfast LOVE Toward me; YOU Have Delivered my Soul from the depths of Sheol."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160729 - Job 33:23-28 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Yet IF There BE For him An Angel, A Mediator, One of the thousand, To Declare to man What Is Right for him, AND HE Is Merciful to him, And Says, ‘Deliver him from going down into the pit; I Have Found A RANSOM; Let his flesh Become Fresh with youth; Let him Return To The Days of his youthful vigor’; THEN man Prays to God, And HE Accepts him; HE Sees his face With A Shout of Joy, AND HE Restores to man HIS Righteousness. He (the man) Sings Before men And Says: ‘I sinned and perverted what was right, and it was not Repaid to me. HE Has REDEEMED my Soul from going down into the pit, And my LIFE Shall Look Upon The LIGHT.’"....
Wow....So Very MUCH to Be Thankful for....His Angels, His Mediator (our Lord Jesus), His Mercy, His Deliverance, His Ransom for us, His Redemption, His Light, His Restoration, His Righteousness in our Lives, His Song, His Salvation for us....
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would simply be, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for All You've Given to us. May we, this Day and Every Day, Share Your Love with those around us. Lord Jesus, May Your Light Shine Through us and Help those who Do Not Know You to Find You and Accept Your Free Gift of Eternal Life in You. In Your Holy Name we Pray....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160729 - Psalm 18:1-3, 6, 16-19 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, how we LOVE You and Praise You. O Lord, You Are our Strength. Lord Jesus, You Are our ROCK. Holy Spirit, You Are our Fortress. Father God, You Are our Deliverer. Lord Jesus, we Thank You for Your Love and Sacrifice for us, indeed You Are our ROCK In Whom we Can TaKE Refuge. Holy Spirit, Ever Be our Shield. Protect us from our old selves, and from the distractions of the darkness. Father God, Thank You for The Horn of Your Salvation. You Are our Stronghold of Grace. Lord Jesus, we Call Upon You, O Lord, both during these days of darkness and challenge, as well as our Good Days of Peace and Joy. Holy Spirit, It Is You, You Who Are Most Worthy of our Praise, Thank You for Your Presence in our daily Lives. Father God, we Cry Out to You and You Have Saved us from the enemy. Lord Jesus, In our Distress we Have Called Upon Your, O Lord, our God. Yes, Holy Spirit, to You we Have Cried For HELP. Father God we Praise You and Thank You, for From Your Holy Temple, You Heard our voices, And our Cry Reached Your Ears. Lord Jesus, we Are Amazed and in Awe that God The Father Sent You From On High with Him. Thank You, Lord, for Your Took us And You Drew us Out of many waters. Holy Spirit, Thank You that You Rescued us from such a strong enemy and from those who hated us and You. Indeed, Father God, the forces of evil arrayed against us are far to mighty for us. Lord Jesus, as You well know, and experienced during Your Walk Among us, the evil on confronts us at every step, and especially during our day of calamity. BUT Praise Your Name, O Lord, You Are EVER our Support! Thank You, Father God, for In Your Grace, You have Brought us Out Into A Broad Place! Lord Jesus, Thank You that You Rescued us! Holy Spirit, we Are in Awe for You Delight in us as God The Father's Adopted children. We Raise up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 "7 PRAISES" 160729 - Through The Storm
God's Nod 160729 - Isaiah 43:1-2 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT Now Thus Says The Lord, HE Who Created you, O Jacob, HE Who Formed you, O Israel: 'Fear NOT, For I Have Redeemed you; I Have Called you By Name, you Are MINE. When you pass through the waters, I Will Be With you; And through the rivers, they Shall NOT overwhelm you; When you Walk through fire you Shall NOT be burned, And the flame Shall NOT consume you.'"....
God's Nod 160729 - Isaiah 43:1-2 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT Now Thus Says The Lord, HE Who Created you, O Jacob, HE Who Formed you, O Israel: 'Fear NOT, For I Have Redeemed you; I Have Called you By Name, you Are MINE. When you pass through the waters, I Will Be With you; And through the rivers, they Shall NOT overwhelm you; When you Walk through fire you Shall NOT be burned, And the flame Shall NOT consume you.'"....
Thursday, July 28, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160728 PROLOG Focus - Job 28:12-13, 23-24, 28....Topic: Love One Another
Psalm 103:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Bless The Lord, O my Soul, And ALL That Is Within me, Bless HIS Holy NAME!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160728 -Job 28:12-13, 23-24, 28 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? And Where Is The Place Of Understanding? Man Does NOT Know Its Worth, And It Is NOT Found in the land of the living.....God Understands The Way To IT, And HE Knows ITS Place. For HE Looks to the ends of the earth And Sees Everything under the heavens.....And God Said to man, ‘BEHOLD, The FEAR (Faithful Esteem, Adoration, Respect) Of The Lord, THAT IS Wisdom, AND to Turn Away from evil IS Understanding.’”....
One might say that Job 28:12-13, 23-24 and 28 have little to perhaps nothing to do with God's LOVE and our LOVE of one another through Him. Perhaps.....BUT I Hear The Holy Spirit saying, "Jeff, Trust ME.".....
Thus, as we Ponder the PJP2 PROLOG POST 160728 this morning, consider this with me....IF we were to ask Job's question to ourselves (Where's God's Wisdom Found/His Place of Understanding?) I am sure we would first point to His WORD, as well as to His Son, our Lord Jesus, and His Holy Spirit that LIVES within us.
Ok, I am good with that for certain.
So, let's ask the logical follow-on....Presuming that we do Connect to God and His LOVE via HIS WORD, Son and Holy Spirit - then How would that be Reflected via our own LIVES? What would 'Alert' us that we'd made The Connection?
God's LOVE Flowing In, Around and Through us is What I Hear The Holy Spirit Sharing. The FEAR Of The Lord is part of His Evidence to us that His LOVE is Flowing such. That makes sense to me as well - IF we Are Reflecting Faithful Esteem Adoration and Respect to Him, that, logically, would be Reflected in our Dealings with our Fellow Men. Turning Away from evil, as well, I'm Hearing, makes that Statement that our Focus Is Locked Onto Him and His Way in our Lives.
Now, Team, in no-way am I suggesting that THIS is easy.....Nope, I'd have to say it is very challenging.....hence why our Lord Jesus termed it "The Narrow Way" (check out Matthew 7:13-14)....
BUT (Behold the Underlying TRUTH) - let us not be discouraged, for as we Know, God The Father Assures and Reassures us multiple times that HE IS WITH US, now and forever.....
LOVE - Lord's Obvious Validation (of His) Enchantment (towards us) :) John 3:16 (ESV)..."For God so LOVED the world THAT HE Sent His Only Son, That whosoever BELIEVES In HIM should not perish BUT Have Everlasting LIFE."....
My Prayer for us today would be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Your Enchantment towards us. Lord Jesus, Help us to Grasp Your Wisdom and Understanding. Holy Spirit, Plant Your Seed of Grace in our Hearts and Help That to Grow. Father God, Continue to Teach us The Appropriate FEAR of You and Guide us in Helping us Transform to Become more and more Like Your Son, our Lord Jesus. Lord Jesus we do Pray all our Prayers in Your Holy Name. Amen....Amen....jaj
Psalm 103:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Bless The Lord, O my Soul, And ALL That Is Within me, Bless HIS Holy NAME!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160728 -Job 28:12-13, 23-24, 28 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT Where Shall Wisdom Be Found? And Where Is The Place Of Understanding? Man Does NOT Know Its Worth, And It Is NOT Found in the land of the living.....God Understands The Way To IT, And HE Knows ITS Place. For HE Looks to the ends of the earth And Sees Everything under the heavens.....And God Said to man, ‘BEHOLD, The FEAR (Faithful Esteem, Adoration, Respect) Of The Lord, THAT IS Wisdom, AND to Turn Away from evil IS Understanding.’”....
One might say that Job 28:12-13, 23-24 and 28 have little to perhaps nothing to do with God's LOVE and our LOVE of one another through Him. Perhaps.....BUT I Hear The Holy Spirit saying, "Jeff, Trust ME.".....
Thus, as we Ponder the PJP2 PROLOG POST 160728 this morning, consider this with me....IF we were to ask Job's question to ourselves (Where's God's Wisdom Found/His Place of Understanding?) I am sure we would first point to His WORD, as well as to His Son, our Lord Jesus, and His Holy Spirit that LIVES within us.
Ok, I am good with that for certain.
So, let's ask the logical follow-on....Presuming that we do Connect to God and His LOVE via HIS WORD, Son and Holy Spirit - then How would that be Reflected via our own LIVES? What would 'Alert' us that we'd made The Connection?
God's LOVE Flowing In, Around and Through us is What I Hear The Holy Spirit Sharing. The FEAR Of The Lord is part of His Evidence to us that His LOVE is Flowing such. That makes sense to me as well - IF we Are Reflecting Faithful Esteem Adoration and Respect to Him, that, logically, would be Reflected in our Dealings with our Fellow Men. Turning Away from evil, as well, I'm Hearing, makes that Statement that our Focus Is Locked Onto Him and His Way in our Lives.
Now, Team, in no-way am I suggesting that THIS is easy.....Nope, I'd have to say it is very challenging.....hence why our Lord Jesus termed it "The Narrow Way" (check out Matthew 7:13-14)....
BUT (Behold the Underlying TRUTH) - let us not be discouraged, for as we Know, God The Father Assures and Reassures us multiple times that HE IS WITH US, now and forever.....
LOVE - Lord's Obvious Validation (of His) Enchantment (towards us) :) John 3:16 (ESV)..."For God so LOVED the world THAT HE Sent His Only Son, That whosoever BELIEVES In HIM should not perish BUT Have Everlasting LIFE."....
My Prayer for us today would be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Your Enchantment towards us. Lord Jesus, Help us to Grasp Your Wisdom and Understanding. Holy Spirit, Plant Your Seed of Grace in our Hearts and Help That to Grow. Father God, Continue to Teach us The Appropriate FEAR of You and Guide us in Helping us Transform to Become more and more Like Your Son, our Lord Jesus. Lord Jesus we do Pray all our Prayers in Your Holy Name. Amen....Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160728 THANKS Focus - Job 27:11....Topic: Love One Another
Psalm 103:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Bless The Lord, O my Soul, And ALL That Is Within me, Bless HIS Holy NAME!"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160728 -Job 27:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I will Teach you Concerning The Hand Of God; What Is With The Almighty I Will NOT conceal."....
I am Thankful His Holy Spirit Provides us multiple Views and Insights with Regards to God The Father's Heart and Soul. I am Thankful that He Summarizes all of this into one Simple yet extremely Complex WORD and Concept.....That would be - LOVE.
LOVE - Lord's Obvious Validation (of His) Enchantment (towards us) :)
One might find it interesting that as we read/study the discourse between Job and his "Three Amigos" (attempting to 'comfort' Job in his afflictions) there doesn't seem to be a lot of 'love-loss' between the four. On the one hand one could infer that these three (Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar) really do care for Job, in that their relationship with him, at least appears to reflect, they can say whatever to him and he responds accordingly. Clearly there is evidence of tension and stress between them as their banter back and forth carries on.
Yet, still, both the overarching and foundational concept that The Holy Spirit keeps pointing towards is indeed God's LOVE. No matter what may come in, around or even through our lives, May we Ever Remember and Never forget - God's LOVE for us IS Greater than all of that....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks today for us is very simply - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You and we Praise You. Lord Jesus, May we Accept and Grasp ahold of Your LOVE for us. Holy Spirit, Teach us Your Way of LOVE. Father God Help us to Ever Reflect Your LOVE for All and to Be Your Conduit to Draw those who Do Not Know You as LOVE to Your Grace. In Your Sons Holy and Precious Name we Pray....Amen and Amen....jaj
Psalm 103:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Bless The Lord, O my Soul, And ALL That Is Within me, Bless HIS Holy NAME!"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160728 -Job 27:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I will Teach you Concerning The Hand Of God; What Is With The Almighty I Will NOT conceal."....
I am Thankful His Holy Spirit Provides us multiple Views and Insights with Regards to God The Father's Heart and Soul. I am Thankful that He Summarizes all of this into one Simple yet extremely Complex WORD and Concept.....That would be - LOVE.
LOVE - Lord's Obvious Validation (of His) Enchantment (towards us) :)
One might find it interesting that as we read/study the discourse between Job and his "Three Amigos" (attempting to 'comfort' Job in his afflictions) there doesn't seem to be a lot of 'love-loss' between the four. On the one hand one could infer that these three (Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar) really do care for Job, in that their relationship with him, at least appears to reflect, they can say whatever to him and he responds accordingly. Clearly there is evidence of tension and stress between them as their banter back and forth carries on.
Yet, still, both the overarching and foundational concept that The Holy Spirit keeps pointing towards is indeed God's LOVE. No matter what may come in, around or even through our lives, May we Ever Remember and Never forget - God's LOVE for us IS Greater than all of that....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks today for us is very simply - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You and we Praise You. Lord Jesus, May we Accept and Grasp ahold of Your LOVE for us. Holy Spirit, Teach us Your Way of LOVE. Father God Help us to Ever Reflect Your LOVE for All and to Be Your Conduit to Draw those who Do Not Know You as LOVE to Your Grace. In Your Sons Holy and Precious Name we Pray....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160728 - Romans 12:9-13 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Worship and Praise You for Your Love, Mercy, Light and Grace. Lord Jesus, Teach us and Guide us that our LOVE for one another May Be Genuine in You. Holy Spirit, Help and Protect us to Abhor/Hate what is evil. Father God Empower and Encourage us to Hold Fast To What Is GOOD. Lord Jesus, May we Walk In Your Way and Ever Reflect our LOVE for one another By Your Grace and With Brotherly Affection. Holy Spirit, Help us overcome the old self. May we Outdo one another In Showing/Reflecting Appropriate Honor and Respect to others. Father God, May we Never be slothful In Sharing our Zeal for You and Your WORD in our LIVES. Lord Jesus, Help us to Ever Be Fervent In our Inner Spirit. Holy Spirit, with You in our Lives, May we Ever Serve our Lord Jesus in all we say, think and/or do. Father God, May we Always Rejoice In Your HOPE, for Your Son, our Lord Jesus...HE IS Our HOPE Eternal! Lord Jesus, Embolden us to Be Patient in tribulation. Holy Spirit, Guide us to Be Constant In Prayer. Father God, as You Have Blessed us, Remind us to Be Sure to . Contribute to the Needs of Your saints. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Seek To Show Your Hospitality to All You Cross our Paths with today and always. In Your Blessed and Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 "7 PRAISES" 160728 - Love One Another
God's Nod 160728 - Zechariah 8:16-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."'These Are The Things That you Shall DO: Speak The Truth to one another; Render in your gates Judgments That Are True And Make For Peace; DO NOT devise evil in your hearts against one another, AND LOVE NO false oath, For All these things I hate', Declares the Lord.”
God's Nod 160728 - Zechariah 8:16-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."'These Are The Things That you Shall DO: Speak The Truth to one another; Render in your gates Judgments That Are True And Make For Peace; DO NOT devise evil in your hearts against one another, AND LOVE NO false oath, For All these things I hate', Declares the Lord.”
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160727 PROLOG Focus - Job 23:13-14....Topic: God's Kindness
Psalm 150:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Let everything that has breath Praise The Lord! Praise The Lord!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160727 - Job 23:13-14 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT HE Is Unchangeable, And who can turn HIM back? What HE Desires, That HE Does. For HE Will Complete what HE Appoints for me, And Many Such Things Are In HIS Mind."....
I have always heard it said that 'our battle plan goes out the window with the first brush with the enemy'. Not so, Praise The Lord, with God's Plans.....check out His WORD in regards to God's Plans....
Psalm 33:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Counsel Of The Lord Stands Forever, The Plans of His Heart To ALL generations."....
Philippians 1:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And I am Sure of this, That HE WHO Began A GOOD Work In you Will Bring IT To Completion At The Day of Jesus Christ"....
And, IF we've ever had any doubt that God's Plan for our Lives is anything But Filled with His Love, Mercy, Kindness and Grace.....
Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For I Know The Plans I Have For you', Declares The Lord, 'Plans For Welfare And NOT for evil, To Give you A Future And A HOPE."....
In a world that seems to have come-off-the-rails, It Is Indeed Encouraging and Reassuring to Know That He Has a PLAN for us AND in His Perfect Time, He Will Accomplish His PLAN for us. As we continue through Job, we are Witnessing God's Overall PLAN of Saving Grace unfolding for Job, even though he goes through quite a bit to get there.....in the End, The Lord Blesses Job with Mercy and Grace Abounding.....
My Prayer for us today - a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as recorded in Job 23:10-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise You for Your Love, Kindness, and Amazing Grace. Lord Jesus, You Know The Way That we Take. May we Ever Walk In Step with You. Holy Spirit, as You Try and Test us, Help us to Be Aligned with Your Will, Knowing that when The Test, The Refinement is Complete, You Will Bring us out As Your Gold. Father God, Empower and Encourage us to Ever Hold Fast to Your Steps. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Keep Your Way foremost In Front of us. Holy Spirit, Protect us from turning Aside from Your Way. Father God, Teach us and Strengthen us to Never Depart From Your Righteous Commandments. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Each Day Treasure Your WORD, even more that our daily bread. Thank You Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit for being Unchangeable. Thank You Lord that no one can turn You Back from Your Will. Lord Jesus, we Praise You for Your Love and Thank You that Your Desire is to Reconcile our Relationship with God The Father. Come Lord Jesus, Come. Fill us Anew, Holy Spirit. Father God, Complete Your Plan and What You Have Appointed for us. Lord Jesus, we Surrender to You and Your Plan of Many Such Things In Your Mind for us. In Your Holy Name we Lift Up our Prayers.....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 150:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Let everything that has breath Praise The Lord! Praise The Lord!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160727 - Job 23:13-14 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT HE Is Unchangeable, And who can turn HIM back? What HE Desires, That HE Does. For HE Will Complete what HE Appoints for me, And Many Such Things Are In HIS Mind."....
I have always heard it said that 'our battle plan goes out the window with the first brush with the enemy'. Not so, Praise The Lord, with God's Plans.....check out His WORD in regards to God's Plans....
Psalm 33:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Counsel Of The Lord Stands Forever, The Plans of His Heart To ALL generations."....
Philippians 1:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And I am Sure of this, That HE WHO Began A GOOD Work In you Will Bring IT To Completion At The Day of Jesus Christ"....
And, IF we've ever had any doubt that God's Plan for our Lives is anything But Filled with His Love, Mercy, Kindness and Grace.....
Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For I Know The Plans I Have For you', Declares The Lord, 'Plans For Welfare And NOT for evil, To Give you A Future And A HOPE."....
In a world that seems to have come-off-the-rails, It Is Indeed Encouraging and Reassuring to Know That He Has a PLAN for us AND in His Perfect Time, He Will Accomplish His PLAN for us. As we continue through Job, we are Witnessing God's Overall PLAN of Saving Grace unfolding for Job, even though he goes through quite a bit to get there.....in the End, The Lord Blesses Job with Mercy and Grace Abounding.....
My Prayer for us today - a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as recorded in Job 23:10-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise You for Your Love, Kindness, and Amazing Grace. Lord Jesus, You Know The Way That we Take. May we Ever Walk In Step with You. Holy Spirit, as You Try and Test us, Help us to Be Aligned with Your Will, Knowing that when The Test, The Refinement is Complete, You Will Bring us out As Your Gold. Father God, Empower and Encourage us to Ever Hold Fast to Your Steps. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Keep Your Way foremost In Front of us. Holy Spirit, Protect us from turning Aside from Your Way. Father God, Teach us and Strengthen us to Never Depart From Your Righteous Commandments. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Each Day Treasure Your WORD, even more that our daily bread. Thank You Father God, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit for being Unchangeable. Thank You Lord that no one can turn You Back from Your Will. Lord Jesus, we Praise You for Your Love and Thank You that Your Desire is to Reconcile our Relationship with God The Father. Come Lord Jesus, Come. Fill us Anew, Holy Spirit. Father God, Complete Your Plan and What You Have Appointed for us. Lord Jesus, we Surrender to You and Your Plan of Many Such Things In Your Mind for us. In Your Holy Name we Lift Up our Prayers.....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160727 THANKS Focus - Job 23:10....Topic: God's Kindness
Psalm 150:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Let everything that has breath Praise The Lord! Praise The Lord!"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160727 - Job 23:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT HE Knows The Way That I Take; When HE Has Tried me, I Shall Come Out As Gold."....
I am Thankful for two concepts from Job 23:10....(1) God The Father KNOWS The Way we take; (2) He Tests/Tries/Refines us to Purify us to be Pure Gold that Glorifies and Witnesses to His Love for us.....I am Thankful that you do NOT have to rely on my word.....BUT Hear His WORD that corroborates these two concepts.....
....Psalm 25:4-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Make me to Know Your Ways, O Lord; Teach me Your Paths. Lead me In Your Truth And Teach me, For You Are The God of my Salvation; For You I Wait all the day long."....
Proverbs 5:21 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For a man's Ways Are Before The Eyes of The Lord, And HE Ponders All his Paths."....
Zechariah 13:9 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And I Will Put This Third Into The Fire, And Refine them As One Refines Silver, And Test them As Gold Is Tested. They Will Call Upon MY NAME, And I Will Answer them. I Will Say, ‘They Are MY people’; And they will say, ‘The Lord Is my God.’”....
Psalm 51:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Create in me A Clean Heart, O God, And Renew A Right Spirit Within me."....
Galatians 2:20 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Have Been Crucified With Christ. It Is No Longer I who live, BUT Christ Who LIVES In me. And The LIFE I Now LIVE in the flesh I LIVE By FAITH In The Son Of God, WHO LOVED me And Gave Himself For me."....
Thus, for my Prayer of Thanks for us today, permit me to offer up a paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to the Psalmist as recorded in Psalm 77:1-2, 6, 8, 10-14, 20.....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Come to You in Worship and Praise. Lord Jesus, especially with all the recent challenges and tragedies around the world, we Cry Aloud to You, O God. Holy Spirit, our Lord and God, we Pray to You and Ask that You Hear us in our concerns. Father God, in the day of our world's trouble, we Seek You, O Lord. Lord Jesus, in the night our hand Is Stretched Out to You without wearying. Holy Spirit, Life on this earth can be so hard that ever our Soul, at times, Refuses To Be Comforted, even By Your Grace. Father God, Thank You that You Remind us, Calling us to Remember Your Song of Love, Mercy and Grace, to Meditate in our Heart Your Loving Kindness. Lord Jesus, Encourage my Inner Spirit to Make a Diligent Search Within me - we Know we Will Find that Your Steadfast LOVE Forever continues and has NOT ceased. Holy Spirit, Thank You for we also Know That Your Promises Remain In Place and Active NOW and Through Even the End of all time. Father God, Help us to Never Forget You Long to Hear our Every Prayer, even when, to us, it would seem we are Appealing Your Decision. O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Will Remember Your Deeds. We Will Remember Your Wonders and Miracles of old. We Will Ponder ALL Your Work, And Meditate On Your Mighty Deeds. Your Way, O Lord our God, Is HOLY. Lord Jesus, as You Showed us By Becoming One of us, What God Is Great LIKE You, our Lord and our God? Holy Spirit, You Are The God Who Works Wonders. Father God, Thank You, for You Have Made Known Your Might among the peoples. O Lord Jesus, our Great Shepherd, Thank You that You have Led and Continue to Lead us Like Your Flock. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers.....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 150:6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Let everything that has breath Praise The Lord! Praise The Lord!"....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160727 - Job 23:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT HE Knows The Way That I Take; When HE Has Tried me, I Shall Come Out As Gold."....
I am Thankful for two concepts from Job 23:10....(1) God The Father KNOWS The Way we take; (2) He Tests/Tries/Refines us to Purify us to be Pure Gold that Glorifies and Witnesses to His Love for us.....I am Thankful that you do NOT have to rely on my word.....BUT Hear His WORD that corroborates these two concepts.....
....Psalm 25:4-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Make me to Know Your Ways, O Lord; Teach me Your Paths. Lead me In Your Truth And Teach me, For You Are The God of my Salvation; For You I Wait all the day long."....
Proverbs 5:21 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For a man's Ways Are Before The Eyes of The Lord, And HE Ponders All his Paths."....
Zechariah 13:9 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And I Will Put This Third Into The Fire, And Refine them As One Refines Silver, And Test them As Gold Is Tested. They Will Call Upon MY NAME, And I Will Answer them. I Will Say, ‘They Are MY people’; And they will say, ‘The Lord Is my God.’”....
Psalm 51:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Create in me A Clean Heart, O God, And Renew A Right Spirit Within me."....
Galatians 2:20 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Have Been Crucified With Christ. It Is No Longer I who live, BUT Christ Who LIVES In me. And The LIFE I Now LIVE in the flesh I LIVE By FAITH In The Son Of God, WHO LOVED me And Gave Himself For me."....
Thus, for my Prayer of Thanks for us today, permit me to offer up a paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to the Psalmist as recorded in Psalm 77:1-2, 6, 8, 10-14, 20.....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Come to You in Worship and Praise. Lord Jesus, especially with all the recent challenges and tragedies around the world, we Cry Aloud to You, O God. Holy Spirit, our Lord and God, we Pray to You and Ask that You Hear us in our concerns. Father God, in the day of our world's trouble, we Seek You, O Lord. Lord Jesus, in the night our hand Is Stretched Out to You without wearying. Holy Spirit, Life on this earth can be so hard that ever our Soul, at times, Refuses To Be Comforted, even By Your Grace. Father God, Thank You that You Remind us, Calling us to Remember Your Song of Love, Mercy and Grace, to Meditate in our Heart Your Loving Kindness. Lord Jesus, Encourage my Inner Spirit to Make a Diligent Search Within me - we Know we Will Find that Your Steadfast LOVE Forever continues and has NOT ceased. Holy Spirit, Thank You for we also Know That Your Promises Remain In Place and Active NOW and Through Even the End of all time. Father God, Help us to Never Forget You Long to Hear our Every Prayer, even when, to us, it would seem we are Appealing Your Decision. O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Will Remember Your Deeds. We Will Remember Your Wonders and Miracles of old. We Will Ponder ALL Your Work, And Meditate On Your Mighty Deeds. Your Way, O Lord our God, Is HOLY. Lord Jesus, as You Showed us By Becoming One of us, What God Is Great LIKE You, our Lord and our God? Holy Spirit, You Are The God Who Works Wonders. Father God, Thank You, for You Have Made Known Your Might among the peoples. O Lord Jesus, our Great Shepherd, Thank You that You have Led and Continue to Lead us Like Your Flock. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers.....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160727 - Zechariah 7:9-10 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Thank You and Praise You for Your Amazing Love, Mercy and Grace towards us. O Lord Of Hosts, we Pray you Help us to Render True Judgments, Based on Your Guidance in our Lives. Holy Spirit, May we Ever Share and Show KINDNESS And Your Measure of Mercy to one another. Father God, Guide us and May we NEVER oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, BUT rather Support and Care for them, as You have Cared for us. Lord Jesus, as You Taught us to Pray, Please Ensure and Teach us never to devise or even consider evil against another in our Hearts. Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Help us to Be Bountiful in Producing Your Fruit of The Spirit, that our Lives May Be Your Witness to a world so very desperate for Your Saving Grace. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen/Amen....jaj
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160726 PROLOG Focus - Job 21:22....Topic: TRUST
Psalm 28:7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord IS my Strength AND my Shield; In HIM my Heart TRUSTS, AND I am Helped; my Heart Exults, AND With my Song I Give Thanks To HIM."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160726 -Job 21:22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Will any teach God Knowledge, Seeing that HE Judges those who are on high?"....
As we continue to read through The Holy Spirit's Inspired Book of Job, there's several instances where Job's Integrity, even with his world crashing in upon, Rests Squarely on God's ROCK. Even Job's 'three amigos' share.....Job 4:6 (ESV)...."Is Not your FEAR of God your Confidence, And The Integrity of your Ways your HOPE?"....
I am inclined to Think, as The Holy Spirit Nudges me along, that Job's Insight Into God's Character as a Loving God of Mercy and Grace, Helped him soldier on through his worst nightmares. Oh that is not to say that Job isn't voicing his concerns......he clearly does raise up some questions that we'll consider in other PJP2s.....For today though, The Thought that keeps coming back is that Job Knew Well and TRUSTED The Unchanging Character of God and His Grace.....
Hear The Holy Spirit's Corroboration to Job's TRUST in God....
Deuteronomy 33:27a-b (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Eternal God Is your Dwelling Place, And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms."....
James 1:17-18 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Every Good Gift And Every Perfect Gift IS From Above, Coming Down From The Father of LIGHTS With Whom There Is NO variation or shadow due to change. Of HIS Own Will HE Brought us forth By The WORD Of TRUTH, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of HIS creatures."....
Hebrews 13:8 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Jesus Christ IS The SAME Yesterday And Today And Forever."....
Job's TRUST was So ROCK-Solid, he was able to proclaim....({Job 13:15a-b (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)}...."Though HE slay me, I Will HOPE In HIM...."....
My Prayer for us today - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Thank You and Praise You. Lord Jesus, in these dark days of ongoing challenges and tragedy, Help us Lord, to be Like Job and to TRUST You in spite of the chaos going on around us. Holy Spirit, Guide us to You are ROCK, that we May Share with Others This HOPE that You Instill. Father God, May we Reflect Your Comfort and Peace, Based on Your WORD of TRUTH in our Lives. We Thank You, Lord and Lift Up our Prayers in Your Holy Name....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 28:7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord IS my Strength AND my Shield; In HIM my Heart TRUSTS, AND I am Helped; my Heart Exults, AND With my Song I Give Thanks To HIM."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160726 -Job 21:22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Will any teach God Knowledge, Seeing that HE Judges those who are on high?"....
As we continue to read through The Holy Spirit's Inspired Book of Job, there's several instances where Job's Integrity, even with his world crashing in upon, Rests Squarely on God's ROCK. Even Job's 'three amigos' share.....Job 4:6 (ESV)...."Is Not your FEAR of God your Confidence, And The Integrity of your Ways your HOPE?"....
I am inclined to Think, as The Holy Spirit Nudges me along, that Job's Insight Into God's Character as a Loving God of Mercy and Grace, Helped him soldier on through his worst nightmares. Oh that is not to say that Job isn't voicing his concerns......he clearly does raise up some questions that we'll consider in other PJP2s.....For today though, The Thought that keeps coming back is that Job Knew Well and TRUSTED The Unchanging Character of God and His Grace.....
Hear The Holy Spirit's Corroboration to Job's TRUST in God....
Deuteronomy 33:27a-b (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Eternal God Is your Dwelling Place, And Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms."....
James 1:17-18 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Every Good Gift And Every Perfect Gift IS From Above, Coming Down From The Father of LIGHTS With Whom There Is NO variation or shadow due to change. Of HIS Own Will HE Brought us forth By The WORD Of TRUTH, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of HIS creatures."....
Hebrews 13:8 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Jesus Christ IS The SAME Yesterday And Today And Forever."....
Job's TRUST was So ROCK-Solid, he was able to proclaim....({Job 13:15a-b (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)}...."Though HE slay me, I Will HOPE In HIM...."....
My Prayer for us today - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Thank You and Praise You. Lord Jesus, in these dark days of ongoing challenges and tragedy, Help us Lord, to be Like Job and to TRUST You in spite of the chaos going on around us. Holy Spirit, Guide us to You are ROCK, that we May Share with Others This HOPE that You Instill. Father God, May we Reflect Your Comfort and Peace, Based on Your WORD of TRUTH in our Lives. We Thank You, Lord and Lift Up our Prayers in Your Holy Name....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160726 THANKS Focus - Job 19:25-27....Topic: TRUST
Psalm 28:7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord IS my Strength AND my Shield; In HIM my Heart TRUSTS, AND I am Helped; my Heart Exults, AND With my Song I Give Thanks To HIM."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160726 - Job 19:25-27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For I Know That my Redeemer LIVES, And At The Last HE Will Stand Upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I Shall See God, Whom I Shall See for myself, And my eyes Shall Behold, and not another. My Heart faints within me!"
I am Thankful for Job's Positive Example of TRUSTing in God The Father EVEN in the midst of his trials and challenges. I am also Thankful that The Holy Spirit Inspired Job to prophetically point towards our Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, Encouraging us Anew, even in the stormy time we find ourselves enmeshed within.
For my Prayer of Thanks for us today, allow me to Share His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to John as he writes in Revelation.....
Revelation 19:11-16 (ESV)...."Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords."
Thank You Lord Jesus, Please Come soon. May Your Mercy, Grace and Encouragement surround us, O Holy Spirit. Father God, Help us to Reflect our TRUST in You to those who do Not Yet Know You as Lord and Savior. In Your Son's Holy Name, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen/Amen...jaj
Psalm 28:7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord IS my Strength AND my Shield; In HIM my Heart TRUSTS, AND I am Helped; my Heart Exults, AND With my Song I Give Thanks To HIM."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160726 - Job 19:25-27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For I Know That my Redeemer LIVES, And At The Last HE Will Stand Upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I Shall See God, Whom I Shall See for myself, And my eyes Shall Behold, and not another. My Heart faints within me!"
I am Thankful for Job's Positive Example of TRUSTing in God The Father EVEN in the midst of his trials and challenges. I am also Thankful that The Holy Spirit Inspired Job to prophetically point towards our Lord Jesus, our Redeemer, Encouraging us Anew, even in the stormy time we find ourselves enmeshed within.
For my Prayer of Thanks for us today, allow me to Share His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to John as he writes in Revelation.....
Revelation 19:11-16 (ESV)...."Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords."
Thank You Lord Jesus, Please Come soon. May Your Mercy, Grace and Encouragement surround us, O Holy Spirit. Father God, Help us to Reflect our TRUST in You to those who do Not Yet Know You as Lord and Savior. In Your Son's Holy Name, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen/Amen...jaj
PJP2 SIP 160726 - Psalm 20:6-8 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Ever Lift Up Your Name in Worship and Praise. Lord Jesus, Thank You for Your Saving Grace. Holy Spirit, Help us to Share that Indeed You Do SAVE Your Anointed ones, those who have Surrendered and Accepted You as Lord and Savior. Father God, we Know You Hear and Answer our Prayers from Your Holy Heaven With The Saving Might of Your Right Hand. Lord Jesus, Help us To Reflect You in our Lives. Holy Spirit, Empower and Encourage us to Share that though some TRUST in chariots and some in horses, we Have Chosen to TRUST In The NAME of The Lord Jesus Christ. Father God, You Are our Lord and our God. Lord Jesus, Open the Inner Eyes of those who trust in man's way, May they come to know and realize Your Truth that they will collapse and fall without You in their Lives. Holy Spirit, May we Share that Due To You In our Lives, we Will Rise and StandUpright With You. Father God, we Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Son, our Lord Jesus' Holy Name....Amen/Amen/jaj.
PJP2 PBJ 160726 - Psalm 22:8 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."He TRUSTS In The Lord; Let HIM DELIVER Him; Let HIM Rescue Him, For HE Delights In Him!”
Matthew 27:43 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(The Scribes and Pharisees gathered at the foot of Jesus' Cross said,)....'HE TRUSTS In God; Let God Deliver HIM Now, if He Desires HIM. For HE Said, ‘I Am The Son of God.’”
:) Be Careful What You Wish For....
Matthew 28:1-10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see The Tomb. And Behold, there was a Great Earthquake, for An Angel Of The Lord Descended from Heaven And Came And Rolled Back The Stone and sat on it. His Appearance Was Like Lightning, And His Clothing White as snow. And for fear of Him the guards trembled and became like dead men. BUT The Angel Said to the women, 'Do NOT be afraid, For I Know that you Seek JESUS Who was Crucified. HE IS NOT Here, For HE Has RISEN, As HE Said. Come, See The Place where HE lay. Then Go Quickly And Tell HIS disciples That HE Has RISEN From the dead, And BEHOLD, HE Is Going Before you to Galilee; There you Will See HIM. See, I have told you.' So they Departed Quickly from The Tomb with fear and Great Joy, And RAN To Tell HIS disciples. And BEHOLD, JESUS met them and Said, “;Greetings!' And they came up and took hold of HIS Feet And Worshiped HIM. Then Jesus Said to them, 'Do NOT be afraid; GO And Tell MY brothers To Go To Galilee, AND There they Will See ME.'”....
Matthew 27:43 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(The Scribes and Pharisees gathered at the foot of Jesus' Cross said,)....'HE TRUSTS In God; Let God Deliver HIM Now, if He Desires HIM. For HE Said, ‘I Am The Son of God.’”
:) Be Careful What You Wish For....
Matthew 28:1-10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see The Tomb. And Behold, there was a Great Earthquake, for An Angel Of The Lord Descended from Heaven And Came And Rolled Back The Stone and sat on it. His Appearance Was Like Lightning, And His Clothing White as snow. And for fear of Him the guards trembled and became like dead men. BUT The Angel Said to the women, 'Do NOT be afraid, For I Know that you Seek JESUS Who was Crucified. HE IS NOT Here, For HE Has RISEN, As HE Said. Come, See The Place where HE lay. Then Go Quickly And Tell HIS disciples That HE Has RISEN From the dead, And BEHOLD, HE Is Going Before you to Galilee; There you Will See HIM. See, I have told you.' So they Departed Quickly from The Tomb with fear and Great Joy, And RAN To Tell HIS disciples. And BEHOLD, JESUS met them and Said, “;Greetings!' And they came up and took hold of HIS Feet And Worshiped HIM. Then Jesus Said to them, 'Do NOT be afraid; GO And Tell MY brothers To Go To Galilee, AND There they Will See ME.'”....
Monday, July 25, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160725 PROLOG Focus - Job 16:19-21.....Topic: Be Still
1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Oh Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOOD; For His Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever!"
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160725 - Job 16:19-21 (NIV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Even Now my Witness Is In Heaven; my Advocate Is On High. My Intercessor Is my Friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; On Behalf of a man He Pleads With God As One Pleads for a Friend."....
I am always fascinated by the Prophecy the Holy Spirit weaves into His Inspired WORD. In today's PROLOG POST (Job 16:19-21) we see Job making a clear Prophetic Reference to both our Lord Jesus, and His Holy Spirit. Centuries before our Lord Jesus would Walk Among us as one of us, here's Job Sounding The WORD of God The Father's Plan.....
Let us Be Still and Hear The Holy Spirit Expound on these thoughts of our Witness, our Advocate, our Intercessor and our Friend.....
John 14:26...."But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."....
Romans 8:16...."The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God"....
Romans 8:26-27...."Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."....
John 14:1-3....“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also."....
John 15:12-17....“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another."....
Then there's our Lord Jesus' Prayer of Intercession found in John Chapter 17....well worth the read.
BLUF: Job points to, and The Holy Spirit corroborates that....Even Now our Witness Is In Heaven; our Advocate Is On High. Our Intercessor Is our Friend, even as our eyes pour out tears to God The Father; On Behalf of ALL mankind He Pleads With God The Father As One Pleads for a Friend.
My Prayer for us today would simply be - O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, help us to Be Still and Know that our Advocate, our Witness, our Intercessor, our Friend, Your Son and Your Holy Spirit Plead for us this very moment. And in Your Grace, Father God, You Have Adopted us as Your Own children. May we Ever Reflect Your Love, Mercy and Light. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Oh Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOOD; For His Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever!"
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160725 - Job 16:19-21 (NIV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Even Now my Witness Is In Heaven; my Advocate Is On High. My Intercessor Is my Friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; On Behalf of a man He Pleads With God As One Pleads for a Friend."....
I am always fascinated by the Prophecy the Holy Spirit weaves into His Inspired WORD. In today's PROLOG POST (Job 16:19-21) we see Job making a clear Prophetic Reference to both our Lord Jesus, and His Holy Spirit. Centuries before our Lord Jesus would Walk Among us as one of us, here's Job Sounding The WORD of God The Father's Plan.....
Let us Be Still and Hear The Holy Spirit Expound on these thoughts of our Witness, our Advocate, our Intercessor and our Friend.....
John 14:26...."But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."....
Romans 8:16...."The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God"....
Romans 8:26-27...."Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God."....
John 14:1-3....“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also."....
John 15:12-17....“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another."....
Then there's our Lord Jesus' Prayer of Intercession found in John Chapter 17....well worth the read.
BLUF: Job points to, and The Holy Spirit corroborates that....Even Now our Witness Is In Heaven; our Advocate Is On High. Our Intercessor Is our Friend, even as our eyes pour out tears to God The Father; On Behalf of ALL mankind He Pleads With God The Father As One Pleads for a Friend.
My Prayer for us today would simply be - O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, help us to Be Still and Know that our Advocate, our Witness, our Intercessor, our Friend, Your Son and Your Holy Spirit Plead for us this very moment. And in Your Grace, Father God, You Have Adopted us as Your Own children. May we Ever Reflect Your Love, Mercy and Light. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160725 THANKS Focus - Job 14:15-17.....Topic: Be Still
1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Oh Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOOD; For His Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever!"
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160725 - Job 14:15-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Would Call, and I would answer YOU; YOU Would Long For The Work Of YOUR Hands. For Then YOU Would Number my steps; YOU Would NOT keep watch over my sin; my transgression Would Be Sealed Up in a bag, AND YOU Would Cover Over my iniquity."....
I am Thankful that The Holy Spirit Inspires Job to be Prophetic about a part of our Lord Jesus' Mission - that's to (a) Help us Hear God's Call to us; (b) Know that God The Father Does LOVE us and Longs for our Reconciled Relationship; (c) Cover over our sin by Paying our Debt
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be to simply Share The Holy Spirit's Inspired Word as Recorded by Paul as he writes to the Roman Believers in Romans 8:1-6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."There Is Therefore NOW No condemnation For those who Are IN Christ Jesus. For The Law of The Spirit of LIFE Has Set you FREE IN Christ Jesus From the law of sin and death. For God Has Done what the law, weakened by the flesh, Could NOT Do. By Sending His Own Son IN the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, HE condemned sin in the flesh, In Order That The Righteous Requirement of the law Might Be Fulfilled in us, who Walk NOT according to the flesh BUT According To The Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, BUT those who LIVE According to The Spirit Set their Minds On The Things Of The Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, BUT To Set The Mind On The Spirit IS LIFE And PEACE."....Lord Jesus, May Your WORD seep into The Soil of our Heart, Like Your Refreshing and Reviving Rain of Love, Mercy and Grace. Holy Spirit, Guide us and Grow us to be More and More Like You. Father God, Help us to Be Still and Know You. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
1 Chronicles 16:34 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Oh Give Thanks To The Lord, For HE Is GOOD; For His Steadfast LOVE Endures Forever!"
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160725 - Job 14:15-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Would Call, and I would answer YOU; YOU Would Long For The Work Of YOUR Hands. For Then YOU Would Number my steps; YOU Would NOT keep watch over my sin; my transgression Would Be Sealed Up in a bag, AND YOU Would Cover Over my iniquity."....
I am Thankful that The Holy Spirit Inspires Job to be Prophetic about a part of our Lord Jesus' Mission - that's to (a) Help us Hear God's Call to us; (b) Know that God The Father Does LOVE us and Longs for our Reconciled Relationship; (c) Cover over our sin by Paying our Debt
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be to simply Share The Holy Spirit's Inspired Word as Recorded by Paul as he writes to the Roman Believers in Romans 8:1-6 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."There Is Therefore NOW No condemnation For those who Are IN Christ Jesus. For The Law of The Spirit of LIFE Has Set you FREE IN Christ Jesus From the law of sin and death. For God Has Done what the law, weakened by the flesh, Could NOT Do. By Sending His Own Son IN the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, HE condemned sin in the flesh, In Order That The Righteous Requirement of the law Might Be Fulfilled in us, who Walk NOT according to the flesh BUT According To The Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, BUT those who LIVE According to The Spirit Set their Minds On The Things Of The Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, BUT To Set The Mind On The Spirit IS LIFE And PEACE."....Lord Jesus, May Your WORD seep into The Soil of our Heart, Like Your Refreshing and Reviving Rain of Love, Mercy and Grace. Holy Spirit, Guide us and Grow us to be More and More Like You. Father God, Help us to Be Still and Know You. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 LIGHT 160725 - Mark 4:38-39 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke Him and said to Him, 'Teacher, Do You Not Care that we are perishing?' And He Awoke And Rebuked the wind and Said to the sea, 'Peace! Be Still!' AND the wind Ceased, and there was a Great Calm."....
PJP2 SIP 160725 - Psalm 37:1-7, 39-40 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Raise Your Name in Worship and Praise. Lord Jesus, Calm us, and Help us Not to fret/worry because of evildoers. Indeed let us Not Be envious of wrongdoers! Holy Spirit, like all of mankind, they too will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Father God, Encourage and Remind us to Place our Full TRUST in You, O Lord. Lord Jesus, May we Ever and Always Seek to Do Your GOOD. Holy Spirit, Help us to Dwell in The Land Following Your Way. Father God, Revive Within us to Befriend Faithfulness in You. Lord Jesus, May we Delight ourselves In You, O Lord. Thank You, Holy Spirit, that as You Help us Center our Lives on You, You Have Given us The True/Holy Desires of our Heart, The Heart that Beats for Your Will and Way. Father God, Help us to Commit our Way to You, O Lord. Lord Jesus, May we Ever Reflect our Full TRUST in You and You Alone. Holy Spirit, Thank You as You Act for us, within us and through us. Father God, Open our Inner Beings as You Bring Forth Your Righteousness As The LIGHT for those who do NOT Yet Know You. Lord Jesus, At Last, Your Justice Will Shine As The Noonday. Holy Spirit, Help us to Be Still Before You, O Lord. Father God, Calm us and Help us to WAIT Patiently For You. Lord Jesus, especially during these days of darkness and ongoing chaos, Encourage us, and Help us Not To fret over the one who seems to prosper in their selfish way, or over the ones who carry out evil devices! Holy Spirit, Continue to Remind us that Your Salvation, Your Saving of the righteous IS totally From You, our Lord. Father God, You Are our Stronghold in the time of trouble. Lord Jesus, Thank You for Helping us and Delivering us. Holy Spirit, we Praise You for Saving us. Father God, in You we Take our Refuge and Know that You Will Protect us. Lord Jesus, in Your Holy Name we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
Sunday, July 24, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160724 PROLOG Focus - Job 11:13-19....Topic: Fan the Flame....
Job 10:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Have Granted me LIFE And Steadfast LOVE, And YOUR Care Has Preserved my spirit."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160724 -Job 11:13-19 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."If you Prepare your Heart, you Will Stretch Out your hands Toward HIM. IF iniquity is in your hand, PUT it far away, And Let NOT injustice dwell in your tents. Surely Then you Will Lift Up your face without blemish; you Will Be Secure And Will NOT fear. You Will Forget your misery; You Will Remember it As Waters That Have Passed Away. And your LIFE Will Be Brighter Than the noonday; its darkness Will Be Like the morning. AND you Will Feel Secure, Because There IS HOPE; you Will Look Around And Take your REST In Security. You Will lie down, And none will make you afraid; many will court your favor."....
The thing that I Hear The Holy Spirit laying on my Heart this morning, as we read through Job, is how, even though Job's 'three friends' (Eliphaz; Bildad; Zophar) overall counsel, and 'soothing' solace are not that soothing - STILL The Holy Spirit hides Nuggets of His Gold within their comments.
In today's PROLOG POST (Job 11:13-19) the Link that The Spirit has connected with to me (and to us I believe) is that What Zophar implies here is Very True WHEN we add the Thought - Once we have Surrendered our old self to our Lord Jesus, AND He Has begun the Transformation of us into His New Creation....THEN...."You Will Forget your misery; You Will Remember it As Waters That Have Passed Away. And your LIFE Will Be Brighter Than the noonday; its darkness Will Be Like the morning. AND you Will Feel Secure, Because There IS HOPE; you Will Look Around And Take your REST In Security. You Will lie down, And none will make you afraid"....
Now that is a WORD that Fans The Flame of HOPE in Him!
Thus my Prayer for us today would be to offer up The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as Recorded by Paul in Romans 5:1-5...."Therefore, Since we Have Been Justified By FAITH, we Have PEACE With God THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ. THROUGH HIM we Have Also Obtained Access By FAITH Into This GRACE In Which we Stand, AND we Rejoice In HOPE Of The Glory of God. NOT ONLY That, BUT we Rejoice In our sufferings, Knowing That suffering Produces Endurance, AND Endurance Produces Character, AND Character Produces HOPE, AND HOPE Does NOT put us to shame, Because God's LOVE Has Been Poured Into our Hearts Through The Holy Spirit WHO Has Been Given to us."....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Lift Up Your WORD as our Prayer and Pray These Prayers in Your Son's Holy Name....Amen and Amen....jaj
Job 10:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Have Granted me LIFE And Steadfast LOVE, And YOUR Care Has Preserved my spirit."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160724 -Job 11:13-19 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."If you Prepare your Heart, you Will Stretch Out your hands Toward HIM. IF iniquity is in your hand, PUT it far away, And Let NOT injustice dwell in your tents. Surely Then you Will Lift Up your face without blemish; you Will Be Secure And Will NOT fear. You Will Forget your misery; You Will Remember it As Waters That Have Passed Away. And your LIFE Will Be Brighter Than the noonday; its darkness Will Be Like the morning. AND you Will Feel Secure, Because There IS HOPE; you Will Look Around And Take your REST In Security. You Will lie down, And none will make you afraid; many will court your favor."....
The thing that I Hear The Holy Spirit laying on my Heart this morning, as we read through Job, is how, even though Job's 'three friends' (Eliphaz; Bildad; Zophar) overall counsel, and 'soothing' solace are not that soothing - STILL The Holy Spirit hides Nuggets of His Gold within their comments.
In today's PROLOG POST (Job 11:13-19) the Link that The Spirit has connected with to me (and to us I believe) is that What Zophar implies here is Very True WHEN we add the Thought - Once we have Surrendered our old self to our Lord Jesus, AND He Has begun the Transformation of us into His New Creation....THEN...."You Will Forget your misery; You Will Remember it As Waters That Have Passed Away. And your LIFE Will Be Brighter Than the noonday; its darkness Will Be Like the morning. AND you Will Feel Secure, Because There IS HOPE; you Will Look Around And Take your REST In Security. You Will lie down, And none will make you afraid"....
Now that is a WORD that Fans The Flame of HOPE in Him!
Thus my Prayer for us today would be to offer up The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as Recorded by Paul in Romans 5:1-5...."Therefore, Since we Have Been Justified By FAITH, we Have PEACE With God THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ. THROUGH HIM we Have Also Obtained Access By FAITH Into This GRACE In Which we Stand, AND we Rejoice In HOPE Of The Glory of God. NOT ONLY That, BUT we Rejoice In our sufferings, Knowing That suffering Produces Endurance, AND Endurance Produces Character, AND Character Produces HOPE, AND HOPE Does NOT put us to shame, Because God's LOVE Has Been Poured Into our Hearts Through The Holy Spirit WHO Has Been Given to us."....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Lift Up Your WORD as our Prayer and Pray These Prayers in Your Son's Holy Name....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160724 THANKS Focus - Job 12:10-13....Topic: Fan The Flame
Job 10:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Have Granted me LIFE And Steadfast LOVE, And YOUR Care Has Preserved my spirit."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160724 -Job 12:10-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."In HIS Hand Is The LIFE of every living thing And The BREATH of All mankind. Does Not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? WISDOM Is With the aged, And UNDERSTANDING in length of days. With God Are WISDOM And MIGHT; HE Has COUNSEL And UNDERSTANDING."....
Even as Job suffered through the challenges that had suddenly come upon him (loss of ALL {family, possessions, health}, and the 'sympathy' and 'soothing words' of his three 'friends'....Job still had his God-Given Sense to Recognize Concepts to Be Thankful for. Granted, in context, The Holy Spirit may not have been specifically pointing towards this - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."ALL Scripture Is Breathed Out By God AND Profitable For Teaching, For Reproof, For Correction, AND For Training In Righteousness, That the man of God May Be Complete, Equipped For Every GOOD WORK."....
Thus I am Thankful today that (a) God Has our Life Totally In His Hands; (b) He, At Just The Right Time, Provides us with His WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING; (c) Regardless of the Storms/Challenges we face - we Can Always TRUST Him.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to Paul, as he records in 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Thank You, for it is You Who Supplies The Seed to the sower And Bread for food. Holy Spirit, It Is You Who Will Supply And Multiply Your Seed of Grace For Sowing And Increase God The Father's Harvest Of Souls to Your Righteousness. Father God, Please Enriched us In Every Way of Your that we May Be Generous In Every Way. Lord Jesus, as we Walk With You, May we Produce Thanksgiving to God The Father By our Becoming More and More Like You. Holy Spirit, For This Ministry of Reconciliation and of Service With You Through our Lives, May This Ministry Not Only Supply The True Needs of Your saints, our Fellow Family of The Faith, BUT Also May There Be an Overflowing In Many Thanksgivings to You. O Father God, as More and More Realize and Recognize that You, and You Alone Are The Way to Salvation - By their Approval and Acceptance Of Your Service, May they Glorify You, Your Holy Spirit, and Your Son, our Lord Jesus, Because of our Submission to You, That Comes From our Confession Of The Gospel of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, May Your Generosity of Grace be Reflected in our Contribution for them and for all others. Be with us, Empower and Encourage us to Continue to Reflect Your Love, Mercy and Light. Draw to You, O Lord, those who Long for You And Pray to You. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Because Of The Surpassing and Amazing Grace of God The Father, that You Have Lavished Upon us. We say, "Thanks be to God For His Inexpressible GIFT!".....Amen and Amen....jaj
Job 10:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."YOU Have Granted me LIFE And Steadfast LOVE, And YOUR Care Has Preserved my spirit."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160724 -Job 12:10-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."In HIS Hand Is The LIFE of every living thing And The BREATH of All mankind. Does Not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? WISDOM Is With the aged, And UNDERSTANDING in length of days. With God Are WISDOM And MIGHT; HE Has COUNSEL And UNDERSTANDING."....
Even as Job suffered through the challenges that had suddenly come upon him (loss of ALL {family, possessions, health}, and the 'sympathy' and 'soothing words' of his three 'friends'....Job still had his God-Given Sense to Recognize Concepts to Be Thankful for. Granted, in context, The Holy Spirit may not have been specifically pointing towards this - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."ALL Scripture Is Breathed Out By God AND Profitable For Teaching, For Reproof, For Correction, AND For Training In Righteousness, That the man of God May Be Complete, Equipped For Every GOOD WORK."....
Thus I am Thankful today that (a) God Has our Life Totally In His Hands; (b) He, At Just The Right Time, Provides us with His WISDOM and UNDERSTANDING; (c) Regardless of the Storms/Challenges we face - we Can Always TRUST Him.
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from The Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD to Paul, as he records in 2 Corinthians 9:10-15 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Thank You, for it is You Who Supplies The Seed to the sower And Bread for food. Holy Spirit, It Is You Who Will Supply And Multiply Your Seed of Grace For Sowing And Increase God The Father's Harvest Of Souls to Your Righteousness. Father God, Please Enriched us In Every Way of Your that we May Be Generous In Every Way. Lord Jesus, as we Walk With You, May we Produce Thanksgiving to God The Father By our Becoming More and More Like You. Holy Spirit, For This Ministry of Reconciliation and of Service With You Through our Lives, May This Ministry Not Only Supply The True Needs of Your saints, our Fellow Family of The Faith, BUT Also May There Be an Overflowing In Many Thanksgivings to You. O Father God, as More and More Realize and Recognize that You, and You Alone Are The Way to Salvation - By their Approval and Acceptance Of Your Service, May they Glorify You, Your Holy Spirit, and Your Son, our Lord Jesus, Because of our Submission to You, That Comes From our Confession Of The Gospel of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, May Your Generosity of Grace be Reflected in our Contribution for them and for all others. Be with us, Empower and Encourage us to Continue to Reflect Your Love, Mercy and Light. Draw to You, O Lord, those who Long for You And Pray to You. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Because Of The Surpassing and Amazing Grace of God The Father, that You Have Lavished Upon us. We say, "Thanks be to God For His Inexpressible GIFT!".....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160724 - Psalm 20:1-5 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Worship You. O Lord Jesus, we Pray to You that You May Answer us In our Day of trouble! Holy Spirit, we Pray to You, May The NAME of YAHWEH, The Eternal Living God of Jacob, Moses, Joshua, and Jesus Protect us! Father God, we Pray to You, May You Send Your HELP From Your Heavenly Sanctuary. Lord Jesus, Thank You for Lending and Giving Your Support from Zion on High! Holy Spirit, Please Remember us. Father God we Lift Up our Offerings of our selves to You. Lord Jesus, as a Living Sacrifice, we Surrender our Lives to You. Holy Spirit, Mold us In Your Way, and Grant our Heart's Desire as they Align With Your Will. Father God May You Fill us with Your Purpose and Fulfill All Your Plans for us as You Will, not as we will! Lord Jesus, May we Shout For JOY Over Your Salvation Being Reflected in All we Say, Think and Do. Holy Spirit, Help us, In The NAME of God The Father, The One and Only True God, our God, to Set Up Your Banner! Lord Jesus, In Your Precious and Holy Name, we Lift Up our Prayers and ASK that You would Fulfill All our Petitions! Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 "7 PRAISES" 160724 - Fan The Flame
God's Nod 160724 - 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For This Reason I Remind you To Fan Into Flame The GIFT Of God, Which Is IN you through the laying on of my hands, For God GAVE us A Spirit NOT of fear BUT of Power And Love And Self-Control/Sound Mind."....
FLAME....Follow the Lord's Amazing Mission to Eternity
God's Nod 160724 - 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For This Reason I Remind you To Fan Into Flame The GIFT Of God, Which Is IN you through the laying on of my hands, For God GAVE us A Spirit NOT of fear BUT of Power And Love And Self-Control/Sound Mind."....
FLAME....Follow the Lord's Amazing Mission to Eternity
Saturday, July 23, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160723 PROLOG Focus - Job 7:17....Topic: God's ROCK
Psalm 8:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."O Lord, our Lord, How Majestic Is Your NAME in all the earth!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160723 - Job 7:17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."What Is man, That YOU Make So Much of him, And That YOU Set YOUR Heart on him,"....
It is quite interesting to me to see the same question asked, albeit in different perspectives, BUT bottom-line/up-front our Lord's Response Is The Same each time.....
So here we have Job posing The Question ("God", Job's saying, "What really is mankind that YOU, The Creator OF All have Chosen to make us the Center of Your Focus and Love?")
The Holy Spirit Inspired David to Ask The Question as he Writes in Psalm 8:3-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."When I Look At Your heavens, The Work Of Your Fingers, the moon and the stars, Which You Have Set In Place.....What Is man That YOU Are Mindful of him, And the son of man That YOU CARE for him? Yet YOU Have Made him a little lower than the heavenly beings And Crowned him with glory and honor."....
Here's God The Father's Answer..... John 3:16 (ESV)...."For God so LOVED the world, That He Sent His Only SON, that whosoever BELIEVES In HIM shall NOT perish, BUT Have Everlasting LIFE"....If you'd permit me.....let's paraphrase this just a tad.....And God Said...."_____(fill in your name), I LOVE you, yes you, SO MUCH - Why I Sent My Son, Jesus to Rebuild our Relationship. IF you will just BELIEVE In Him, Then the End Result Will Be Everlasting LIFE - you and Me Forever!".....
How cool is that? I mean if we slip into Job (and his three 'friends') logic, at that point of Job's story, we could readily go down the slippery slope of woe is me, missing that God's Love is Present regardless of what's going on all around, or within us. Please note I am in no way dismissing that these challenges we face are not difficult, I fully understand.
Yet may we keep in mind, as His Holy Spirit Inspired Paul to write to the Believers in Rome....{Romans 5:6-11 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)}...."For While we were still weak, At The Right Time Christ Died for (us) the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— BUT God Shows His LOVE for us In That While we were still sinners, Christ Died For us (you and me). Since, Therefore, we Have Now Been Justified By His Blood, Much More Shall we Be SAVED By Him From The Wrath Of God. For IF while we were enemies we Were Reconciled To God By The Death Of His SON, Much More, NOW That we Are Reconciled, Shall we Be SAVED By His LIFE. More Than That, we Also Rejoice In God THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ, THROUGH Whom we Have NOW Received Reconciliation."....
BLUF....In A Word....OUTSTANDING!
Thus my Prayer for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from His Holy Spirit's WORD to His Psalmist as Recorded in Psalm 34:11-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, May we As Your children, Come and Listen To Your WORD of Love, Mercy and Grace. Holy Spirit, Teach us the Appropriate Understanding of Faithfully reflecting Esteem/Exaltation to You, Adoration/Awe and Reverence/Respect in All we Say, Think and Do. Lord Jesus, we are Yours. Father God, each of us, in our own thoughts, Desires LIFE, and we Love to Share with You many days. Lord Jesus, Guide us That we May See Your GOOD among us. Holy Spirit, Protect and Keep our tongue from speaking evil. Father God May our Word Ever Be Filled with Your TRUTH and not share any deceit. Lord Jesus, Open our Inner Eye and Turn us away from evil. Holy Spirit, Inspire and Encourage us to Always Do Your GOOD. Father God, Instill in us Your Desire to SEEK PEACE. Lord Jesus, Empower us to ever Pursue You and Your WAY. In Your Holy and Precious Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
Psalm 8:1 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."O Lord, our Lord, How Majestic Is Your NAME in all the earth!"....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160723 - Job 7:17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."What Is man, That YOU Make So Much of him, And That YOU Set YOUR Heart on him,"....
It is quite interesting to me to see the same question asked, albeit in different perspectives, BUT bottom-line/up-front our Lord's Response Is The Same each time.....
So here we have Job posing The Question ("God", Job's saying, "What really is mankind that YOU, The Creator OF All have Chosen to make us the Center of Your Focus and Love?")
The Holy Spirit Inspired David to Ask The Question as he Writes in Psalm 8:3-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."When I Look At Your heavens, The Work Of Your Fingers, the moon and the stars, Which You Have Set In Place.....What Is man That YOU Are Mindful of him, And the son of man That YOU CARE for him? Yet YOU Have Made him a little lower than the heavenly beings And Crowned him with glory and honor."....
Here's God The Father's Answer..... John 3:16 (ESV)...."For God so LOVED the world, That He Sent His Only SON, that whosoever BELIEVES In HIM shall NOT perish, BUT Have Everlasting LIFE"....If you'd permit me.....let's paraphrase this just a tad.....And God Said...."_____(fill in your name), I LOVE you, yes you, SO MUCH - Why I Sent My Son, Jesus to Rebuild our Relationship. IF you will just BELIEVE In Him, Then the End Result Will Be Everlasting LIFE - you and Me Forever!".....
How cool is that? I mean if we slip into Job (and his three 'friends') logic, at that point of Job's story, we could readily go down the slippery slope of woe is me, missing that God's Love is Present regardless of what's going on all around, or within us. Please note I am in no way dismissing that these challenges we face are not difficult, I fully understand.
Yet may we keep in mind, as His Holy Spirit Inspired Paul to write to the Believers in Rome....{Romans 5:6-11 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)}...."For While we were still weak, At The Right Time Christ Died for (us) the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— BUT God Shows His LOVE for us In That While we were still sinners, Christ Died For us (you and me). Since, Therefore, we Have Now Been Justified By His Blood, Much More Shall we Be SAVED By Him From The Wrath Of God. For IF while we were enemies we Were Reconciled To God By The Death Of His SON, Much More, NOW That we Are Reconciled, Shall we Be SAVED By His LIFE. More Than That, we Also Rejoice In God THROUGH our Lord Jesus Christ, THROUGH Whom we Have NOW Received Reconciliation."....
BLUF....In A Word....OUTSTANDING!
Thus my Prayer for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise from His Holy Spirit's WORD to His Psalmist as Recorded in Psalm 34:11-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, May we As Your children, Come and Listen To Your WORD of Love, Mercy and Grace. Holy Spirit, Teach us the Appropriate Understanding of Faithfully reflecting Esteem/Exaltation to You, Adoration/Awe and Reverence/Respect in All we Say, Think and Do. Lord Jesus, we are Yours. Father God, each of us, in our own thoughts, Desires LIFE, and we Love to Share with You many days. Lord Jesus, Guide us That we May See Your GOOD among us. Holy Spirit, Protect and Keep our tongue from speaking evil. Father God May our Word Ever Be Filled with Your TRUTH and not share any deceit. Lord Jesus, Open our Inner Eye and Turn us away from evil. Holy Spirit, Inspire and Encourage us to Always Do Your GOOD. Father God, Instill in us Your Desire to SEEK PEACE. Lord Jesus, Empower us to ever Pursue You and Your WAY. In Your Holy and Precious Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160723 THANKS Focus - Job 8:20-21....Topic: God's ROCK
Psalm 57:9-10 I (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Will Give Thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I Will Sing Praises to You among the nations. For Your Steadfast LOVE Is Great to the heavens, Your Faithfulness to the clouds."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160723 - Job 8:20-21 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Behold, God Will Not reject a blameless man, Nor take the hand of evildoers. He Will Yet Fill your mouth With Laughter, And your lips With Shouting."....
I am Thankful that By our Lord Jesus' Grace, we are Viewed as Blameless by God The Father due To His Seeing our Lord's Holy Spirit Within us. We are Blameless Only Because of our Lord Jesus and by nothing we have done (other than Surrendering to Him and Accepting Him as Lord and Savior).....Permit me to Share His WORD corroborating His Grace....
Romans 3:21-24 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT NOW The Righteousness Of God Has Been Manifested Apart From The Law, Although The Law and The Prophets Bear Witness To IT— The Righteousness Of God THROUGH FAITH In Jesus Christ For All who BELIEVE. For There Is NO Distinction: For ALL have sinned And fall short of The Glory Of God, And Are JUSTIFIED By HIS GRACE As A GIFT, Through The Redemption That Is IN Christ Jesus,"....
Galatians 3:27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For as many of you As Were Baptized Into Christ Have Put On Christ."....
Deuteronomy 18:13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."You Shall Be Blameless Before The Lord your God,"....
Colossians 1:21-22 (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,"....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be - Thank You, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, that By Your Grace, Your Sacrifice, Your Resurrection and Your Reconciliation, we all can be Blameless before You. Help us Lord Jesus, to Reflect Your Mercy and Grace as well to others, especially those who Do Not Know You. Father God, Through Your Holy Spirit Within us, Help us to Let Your Light Shine as a Beacon of Hope. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 57:9-10 I (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Will Give Thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I Will Sing Praises to You among the nations. For Your Steadfast LOVE Is Great to the heavens, Your Faithfulness to the clouds."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160723 - Job 8:20-21 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Behold, God Will Not reject a blameless man, Nor take the hand of evildoers. He Will Yet Fill your mouth With Laughter, And your lips With Shouting."....
I am Thankful that By our Lord Jesus' Grace, we are Viewed as Blameless by God The Father due To His Seeing our Lord's Holy Spirit Within us. We are Blameless Only Because of our Lord Jesus and by nothing we have done (other than Surrendering to Him and Accepting Him as Lord and Savior).....Permit me to Share His WORD corroborating His Grace....
Romans 3:21-24 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT NOW The Righteousness Of God Has Been Manifested Apart From The Law, Although The Law and The Prophets Bear Witness To IT— The Righteousness Of God THROUGH FAITH In Jesus Christ For All who BELIEVE. For There Is NO Distinction: For ALL have sinned And fall short of The Glory Of God, And Are JUSTIFIED By HIS GRACE As A GIFT, Through The Redemption That Is IN Christ Jesus,"....
Galatians 3:27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For as many of you As Were Baptized Into Christ Have Put On Christ."....
Deuteronomy 18:13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."You Shall Be Blameless Before The Lord your God,"....
Colossians 1:21-22 (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,"....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be - Thank You, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, that By Your Grace, Your Sacrifice, Your Resurrection and Your Reconciliation, we all can be Blameless before You. Help us Lord Jesus, to Reflect Your Mercy and Grace as well to others, especially those who Do Not Know You. Father God, Through Your Holy Spirit Within us, Help us to Let Your Light Shine as a Beacon of Hope. In Your Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160723 -Psalm 19:1-2, 7, 13-14 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Every day, when we arise, or head to bed, we can Gaze upon Your Creation and see that The Heavens Declare Your Glory, O God. Lord Jesus, The Sky Above Proclaims Your Handiwork. Holy Spirit, Day to Day Pours Out Speech of You In our LIVES. Father God, each Night to the Next Night Reveals Knowledge of You All Around us. Lord Jesus, as You Share with us, Your Law of Love, Light and Life Is Perfect. Holy Spirit, Thank You for Reviving our Soul. Father God, In Your WORD, we Know and Learn that Your Testimony Is Sure. Lord Jesus, You Make Wise By Your Grace, we the simple. O Holy Spirit, Please Keep us back, we Your servants, Protect us from presumptuous sins. Father God, we Pray that the distractions of our world, or even our old-self of sin, Let them Not have dominion over us! Lord Jesus, Because of You, Your Sacrifice, Your Resurrection, and Your Living Within us Via Your Holy Spirit, Then we Shall Be Blameless Before God The Father. Holy Spirit, Because of You in our Lives, we do Stand as Innocent of our great transgression. Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Please Let The Words of our mouth And The Meditation of our Hearts Be Acceptable In Your Sight, O Lord, our ROCK And our Redeemer. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers....Amen and Amen....jaj
Friday, July 22, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160722 PROLOG Focus - Job 1:20-22....Topic: God Sees
Psalm 18:49 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For This I Will Praise You, O Lord, among the nations, And Sing To Your NAME."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160722 -Job 1:20-22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and Worshiped. And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord Gave, And The Lord Has Taken Away; Blessed Be The NAME Of The Lord.' In All This Job Did NOT sin Or charge God with wrong."....
If you've not ever read, or recently read The Book of Job - well, it is an interesting story on many levels.....In a nutshell we find Job, essentially a very successful fellow with a close-knit/big family (7 sons/3 daughters). Job and Company are loving life. Then (which this is fascinating in and of itself) the scene jumps to Heaven and we 'see' the Heavenly Hosts, along with the evil one, 'presenting themselves' before God. Now it really gets interesting - it is almost as if God The Father is baiting the evil one into taking Him on.....(See Job 1:8 and 2:3)...."Have you considered My servant Job?".....The Game of Thorns is on - the evil one is Given God's Permission to take two swipes at Job BUT within The Limits that God The Father sets.
BABAAM
Job first loses everything (see Job 1:13-19) and then he loses his health (see Job 2:7-8).
Yet Job's response to both loss of family and property, and his own health is STILL to Keep his Eyes Focus on God, His Grace and His Presence in his now broken life.
Wow.....what an example to consider....I am honestly not sure I could have handled this that way Job did.
I will say Job's response in Job 3:1-26 does remind me of thoughts and comments I've made, or heard when times and challenges become a stormy, hot-chocolate mess....Yes, when the waves are crashing all around, the ship of my life seems to be coming apart at the seams, with water rushing in from all sides.....Praise God we Have a Lord and Savior Who Says.....
Mark 4:39 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And HE Awoke And Rebuked the wind And Said To The sea, 'PEACE! BE STILL!' And the wind Ceased, And There Was A Great Calm."
So, my Prayer for us today, as we continue to see more of the ongoing issues and challenges facing our world....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Surrender All to You, and Know That You Are Still In Control. Lord Jesus, Teach us Through Your servant Job's Story. Holy Spirit, Help us to Grasp and Understand that no matter how bad our scenario may get, You Are Ever with us. Father God, we too would Join with Job and Pray his Prayer. May we Ever Remember, You Are With us and You Are Greater than any trial we will ever face. Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers in Your Holy Name....Amen...Amen....jaj
Psalm 18:49 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For This I Will Praise You, O Lord, among the nations, And Sing To Your NAME."....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160722 -Job 1:20-22 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and Worshiped. And he said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord Gave, And The Lord Has Taken Away; Blessed Be The NAME Of The Lord.' In All This Job Did NOT sin Or charge God with wrong."....
If you've not ever read, or recently read The Book of Job - well, it is an interesting story on many levels.....In a nutshell we find Job, essentially a very successful fellow with a close-knit/big family (7 sons/3 daughters). Job and Company are loving life. Then (which this is fascinating in and of itself) the scene jumps to Heaven and we 'see' the Heavenly Hosts, along with the evil one, 'presenting themselves' before God. Now it really gets interesting - it is almost as if God The Father is baiting the evil one into taking Him on.....(See Job 1:8 and 2:3)...."Have you considered My servant Job?".....The Game of Thorns is on - the evil one is Given God's Permission to take two swipes at Job BUT within The Limits that God The Father sets.
BABAAM
Job first loses everything (see Job 1:13-19) and then he loses his health (see Job 2:7-8).
Yet Job's response to both loss of family and property, and his own health is STILL to Keep his Eyes Focus on God, His Grace and His Presence in his now broken life.
Wow.....what an example to consider....I am honestly not sure I could have handled this that way Job did.
I will say Job's response in Job 3:1-26 does remind me of thoughts and comments I've made, or heard when times and challenges become a stormy, hot-chocolate mess....Yes, when the waves are crashing all around, the ship of my life seems to be coming apart at the seams, with water rushing in from all sides.....Praise God we Have a Lord and Savior Who Says.....
Mark 4:39 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And HE Awoke And Rebuked the wind And Said To The sea, 'PEACE! BE STILL!' And the wind Ceased, And There Was A Great Calm."
So, my Prayer for us today, as we continue to see more of the ongoing issues and challenges facing our world....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Surrender All to You, and Know That You Are Still In Control. Lord Jesus, Teach us Through Your servant Job's Story. Holy Spirit, Help us to Grasp and Understand that no matter how bad our scenario may get, You Are Ever with us. Father God, we too would Join with Job and Pray his Prayer. May we Ever Remember, You Are With us and You Are Greater than any trial we will ever face. Lord Jesus, we Lift Up our Prayers in Your Holy Name....Amen...Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160722 THANKS Focus - Job 2:10....Topic: God's Eyes
Psalm 28:6-7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Blessed Be The Lord! For HE Has HEARD the voice of my pleas for Mercy. The Lord Is my Strength And my Shield; In HIM my Heart Trusts, And I am HELPED; my Heart Exults, And With my Song I Give THANKS to HIM."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160722 -Job 2:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT he (Job) said to her (his wife), 'You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we Receive GOOD from God, And Shall we Not receive trouble?” In All This Job Did NOT sin with his lips."....
I am Thankful that even in the midst of challenges and trials (and the world, like Job's wife) telling us to toss in the towel.....HEAR HIS WORD of HOPE and ENCOURAGEMENT for us to Rest Within.....
Psalm 34:15 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Eyes Of The Lord Are Toward the righteous And His Ears Toward their Cry."....
I am Thankful that our Lord Jesus Assures us that what we Experience in this Life is indeed to be expected.....
John 16:33 I (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Have Said These Things to you, THAT In ME you May Have PEACE. In the world you WILL have tribulation. BUT Take Heart; I Have OVERCOME the world.”....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on The Holy Spirit's Inspired Word to Paul as he Writes to the Believers in Thessalonia.....
1 Thessalonians 5:15-24 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Worship and Praise Your Holy Name. Lord Jesus, Help us and See that none of us EVER repays anyone evil for evil! Holy Spirit, Guide us to Always Seek To Do GOOD to one another and to everyone. Father God, May we Ever Rejoice Always, Pray to You without ceasing, And Give You Thanks in all circumstances; For This Is The Will Of God In Christ Jesus for us, Even when we Do Not Understand at that moment. Holy Spirit, Help us NOT to Ever quench You, or Your Working. Lord Jesus Teach us and Give us Insight that we Might Not Ever despise prophecies, BUT Test Everything; Hold Fast WHAT Is GOOD. Holy Spirit, Guide us and Help us Abstain from every form of evil. O Father God, Now May Your PEACE, O God, Sanctify us Completely. Lord Jesus, May our whole Inner Spirit and Soul and Body Be Kept Blameless, By Your Grace, At Your Coming Again! Holy Spirit, we Know That It IS You Who Calls us, and You Are Faithful. Father God, we Are Thankful that You Are Faithful to Your Promise, and You Will Do IT. We Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 28:6-7 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Blessed Be The Lord! For HE Has HEARD the voice of my pleas for Mercy. The Lord Is my Strength And my Shield; In HIM my Heart Trusts, And I am HELPED; my Heart Exults, And With my Song I Give THANKS to HIM."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160722 -Job 2:10 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BUT he (Job) said to her (his wife), 'You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we Receive GOOD from God, And Shall we Not receive trouble?” In All This Job Did NOT sin with his lips."....
I am Thankful that even in the midst of challenges and trials (and the world, like Job's wife) telling us to toss in the towel.....HEAR HIS WORD of HOPE and ENCOURAGEMENT for us to Rest Within.....
Psalm 34:15 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Eyes Of The Lord Are Toward the righteous And His Ears Toward their Cry."....
I am Thankful that our Lord Jesus Assures us that what we Experience in this Life is indeed to be expected.....
John 16:33 I (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Have Said These Things to you, THAT In ME you May Have PEACE. In the world you WILL have tribulation. BUT Take Heart; I Have OVERCOME the world.”....
Thus my Prayer of Thanks for us today would be a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on The Holy Spirit's Inspired Word to Paul as he Writes to the Believers in Thessalonia.....
1 Thessalonians 5:15-24 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Worship and Praise Your Holy Name. Lord Jesus, Help us and See that none of us EVER repays anyone evil for evil! Holy Spirit, Guide us to Always Seek To Do GOOD to one another and to everyone. Father God, May we Ever Rejoice Always, Pray to You without ceasing, And Give You Thanks in all circumstances; For This Is The Will Of God In Christ Jesus for us, Even when we Do Not Understand at that moment. Holy Spirit, Help us NOT to Ever quench You, or Your Working. Lord Jesus Teach us and Give us Insight that we Might Not Ever despise prophecies, BUT Test Everything; Hold Fast WHAT Is GOOD. Holy Spirit, Guide us and Help us Abstain from every form of evil. O Father God, Now May Your PEACE, O God, Sanctify us Completely. Lord Jesus, May our whole Inner Spirit and Soul and Body Be Kept Blameless, By Your Grace, At Your Coming Again! Holy Spirit, we Know That It IS You Who Calls us, and You Are Faithful. Father God, we Are Thankful that You Are Faithful to Your Promise, and You Will Do IT. We Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 RECALL 160722 - Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Therefore, Since we Are Surrounded By So Great A Cloud of witnesses, Let us Also Lay Aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, AND Let us RUN With Endurance The RACE That Is Set Before us, LOOKING TO JESUS, The Founder And Perfecter Of our FAITH, Who For The JOY That Was Set Before HIM Endured The Cross, Despising the shame, AND Is Seated At The Right Hand of The Throne of God."....
PJP2 SIP 160722 - Psalm 34:8-10, 15-19, 22 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Come Before You, Bowing Down in Worship and Praise. Oh Hear us, Fellow Household of His FAITH, Hear us And Taste And See That our Lord Jesus, HE Is GOOD! Holy Spirit, Blessed Is the man who Takes Refuge In You! Father God, Teach us to Faithfully Esteem, Adore and Respect You with All Your saints. Lord Jesus, Encourage and Empower us for When we Do Faithfully Esteem, Adore and Respect You, Your Promise is Assured, and we will lack none of Your Goodness in our Lives. Holy Spirit, Indeed, those who SEEK You, O Lord, lack no Good Thing. Father God, Thank You that Your Eyes Are Ever Toward Your righteous And Your Ears Are Ever Attentive Toward our cry. Lord Jesus, especially in these current days of challenge and trial, we Know that Your Face, O Lord, is Ever Against those who do evil. Holy Spirit, Help us To Be Your Witness to those who follow darkness, that the end for them is to have memory of them eventually cut-off, even from the earth. Father God, When the righteous Cry to You For Help, O Lord we Thank You, for Your Hear And Delivers us out of all their troubles. Lord Jesus, we Praise You for You Are Near To the brokenhearted. Holy Spirit, Thank You that You SAVE the crushed in spirit. Father God, daily it becomes more obvious that Many Are the afflictions of the righteous, BUT You, O Lord, You Delivers us out of them All. Lord Jesus, we Are Humbled and in Awe that You, Through Your Sacrifice and Resurrection, You Have Redeemed our Lives, and Reconciled our Relationship with God The Father. Thank you! We Praise You, O Lord, that none of whom Take Refuge In You Shall ever be condemned! Praise God....In Your Precious Name....Amen and Amen/jaj
PJP2 PBJ 160722 - Acts 26:18 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(Jesus Said to Saul on the Damascus Road)....'I AM Sending you....To Open their Eyes, So That they May Turn From darkness to LIGHT and from the power of Satan TO God, That they May Receive Forgiveness of sins And A Place Among those who Are Sanctified BY FAITH In ME.’"....
PJP2 "7 PRAISES" 160722 - Eyes have it....
God's Nod 160722 - (a) 1 Peter 3:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For The Eyes Of The Lord Are On the righteous, And HIS Ears Are Open To their prayer. BUT The Face Of The Lord IS Against those who do evil.”....
(b) 2 Chronicles 20:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."O our God, Will You Not Execute Judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We Do Not Know What To Do, BUT our Eyes Are On You.”....
(c) Deuteronomy 11:7 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)...."For your Eyes Have SEEN All The Great Work Of The Lord That HE Did."....
God's Nod 160722 - (a) 1 Peter 3:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For The Eyes Of The Lord Are On the righteous, And HIS Ears Are Open To their prayer. BUT The Face Of The Lord IS Against those who do evil.”....
(b) 2 Chronicles 20:12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."O our God, Will You Not Execute Judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We Do Not Know What To Do, BUT our Eyes Are On You.”....
(c) Deuteronomy 11:7 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)...."For your Eyes Have SEEN All The Great Work Of The Lord That HE Did."....
Thursday, July 21, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160721 PROLOG Focus - Esther 4:14.....Topic: BLESS/BLESS
Revelation 7:11-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And All The Angels Were Standing Around The Throne And Around The Elders And The Four Living Creatures, And they Fell on their faces Before The Throne And Worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing And Glory And Wisdom And Thanksgiving And Honor And Power And Might BE To our God Forever And Ever! Amen.'”....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160721 - Esther 4:14 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For IF you keep silent At This Time, RELIEF And DELIVERANCE Will Rise for the Jews From Another Place, BUT you and your father's house will perish. AND who Knows Whether you Have Not Come to the kingdom For Such A Time As This?”
The Holy Spirit, today, Guided me towards His Focus of BLESS/BLESS (By the Lord's Eternal Son our Savior....Be the Lord's Ever-present Source and Sound). As I have just finished reading through The Book of Esther, I was asking Him to help me with this Pondering with this BLESS/BLESS magnifying glass focusing my thoughts.
So, The Spirit brought me to Esther 4:14, sort of a pinnacle moment in the Book of Esther, by the way.....IF you've not read Esther, I would strongly encourage you to - it is only ten chapters, a quick read, and indeed full of intrigue, drama, twisted plots and a Great Ending. Oh, also, amazingly, YAHWEH is NEVER mentioned in Esther.....BUT just because His Name is NOT printed in the Holy Spirit's Inspired Writing in Esther, you can Clearly See God's Fingerprints ALL over these happenings. (Also there's a great movie (2006) - "One Night With A King"....based on Esther's Story....)
Sorry, I digress....So, the BLESS/BLESS principle is clearly demonstrated via Esther's Story....Orphaned Jewish Girl, BLESSED by being Raised by a Loving Uncle (Mordecai)....BLESSED by being Selected to Be King X's next Queen.....BLESSED by all the perks that come with being The Queen of King X.....BLESSED to Learn The TRUTH of evil Haman and his plan of destruction of the Jews.....
So, Esther, like us, has a choice.....She could simply continue to accept and use these BLESSINGS, with no consideration of Helping others....or.....RISK it all to Do The Right Thing....
Enter The Holy Spirit's Guidance to us.....1 Peter 3:9 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Do Not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, BUT On The Contrary, BLESS, For To THIS you Were Called, That you May Obtain a BLESSING."....
Mordecai sort of gives Queen Esther a similar response.... "AND who Knows Whether you Have Not Come to the kingdom For Such A Time As This?” (Remember I did say 'sort of'.... ;) )
Thus, brings it back to us....I Know very well that All The BLESSINGS The Good Lord has Poured into my Life has a Purpose, His Purpose, which is Summed Up in The Lord Jesus' Command to us to "LOVE one another". I will also share, I know I can (and must) do a much better job at seeing that through.
In these current dark days that are swirling all around us - let us NOT lose HOPE, and let us FOLLOW His Guidance - meaning, Let us, By His Grace, Overcome evil WITH HIS GOOD.
My Prayer for us today would be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You, Lord, for Your Love, Mercy and Grace. Lord Jesus, we Are Amazed at The BLESSINGS You Have Lavished upon us. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Minds and Hearts to Be Aware of who, how and when You Are Guiding us To Be A BLESSING on another. Father God, May we Ever Reflect Your Nature of Love and Kindness towards all. Lord Jesus, Encourage and Empower us to Be A BLESSING, Your BLESSING to those in True Need. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Pray. Amen/Amen....jaj
Revelation 7:11-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And All The Angels Were Standing Around The Throne And Around The Elders And The Four Living Creatures, And they Fell on their faces Before The Throne And Worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing And Glory And Wisdom And Thanksgiving And Honor And Power And Might BE To our God Forever And Ever! Amen.'”....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160721 - Esther 4:14 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."For IF you keep silent At This Time, RELIEF And DELIVERANCE Will Rise for the Jews From Another Place, BUT you and your father's house will perish. AND who Knows Whether you Have Not Come to the kingdom For Such A Time As This?”
The Holy Spirit, today, Guided me towards His Focus of BLESS/BLESS (By the Lord's Eternal Son our Savior....Be the Lord's Ever-present Source and Sound). As I have just finished reading through The Book of Esther, I was asking Him to help me with this Pondering with this BLESS/BLESS magnifying glass focusing my thoughts.
So, The Spirit brought me to Esther 4:14, sort of a pinnacle moment in the Book of Esther, by the way.....IF you've not read Esther, I would strongly encourage you to - it is only ten chapters, a quick read, and indeed full of intrigue, drama, twisted plots and a Great Ending. Oh, also, amazingly, YAHWEH is NEVER mentioned in Esther.....BUT just because His Name is NOT printed in the Holy Spirit's Inspired Writing in Esther, you can Clearly See God's Fingerprints ALL over these happenings. (Also there's a great movie (2006) - "One Night With A King"....based on Esther's Story....)
Sorry, I digress....So, the BLESS/BLESS principle is clearly demonstrated via Esther's Story....Orphaned Jewish Girl, BLESSED by being Raised by a Loving Uncle (Mordecai)....BLESSED by being Selected to Be King X's next Queen.....BLESSED by all the perks that come with being The Queen of King X.....BLESSED to Learn The TRUTH of evil Haman and his plan of destruction of the Jews.....
So, Esther, like us, has a choice.....She could simply continue to accept and use these BLESSINGS, with no consideration of Helping others....or.....RISK it all to Do The Right Thing....
Enter The Holy Spirit's Guidance to us.....1 Peter 3:9 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Do Not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, BUT On The Contrary, BLESS, For To THIS you Were Called, That you May Obtain a BLESSING."....
Mordecai sort of gives Queen Esther a similar response.... "AND who Knows Whether you Have Not Come to the kingdom For Such A Time As This?” (Remember I did say 'sort of'.... ;) )
Thus, brings it back to us....I Know very well that All The BLESSINGS The Good Lord has Poured into my Life has a Purpose, His Purpose, which is Summed Up in The Lord Jesus' Command to us to "LOVE one another". I will also share, I know I can (and must) do a much better job at seeing that through.
In these current dark days that are swirling all around us - let us NOT lose HOPE, and let us FOLLOW His Guidance - meaning, Let us, By His Grace, Overcome evil WITH HIS GOOD.
My Prayer for us today would be - Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You, Lord, for Your Love, Mercy and Grace. Lord Jesus, we Are Amazed at The BLESSINGS You Have Lavished upon us. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Minds and Hearts to Be Aware of who, how and when You Are Guiding us To Be A BLESSING on another. Father God, May we Ever Reflect Your Nature of Love and Kindness towards all. Lord Jesus, Encourage and Empower us to Be A BLESSING, Your BLESSING to those in True Need. In Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Pray. Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160721 THANKS Focus - Numbers 6:22-27....Topic: BLESS/BLESS
Revelation 7:11-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And All The Angels Were Standing Around The Throne And Around The Elders And The Four Living Creatures, And they Fell on their faces Before The Throne And Worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing And Glory And Wisdom And Thanksgiving And Honor And Power And Might BE To our God Forever And Ever! Amen.'”....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160721 - Numbers 6:22-27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord Spoke to Moses, Saying, 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'Thus you Shall BLESS the people of Israel: you Shall Say to them, 'The Lord BLESS you And Keep you; The Lord Make HIS Face To Shine Upon you And Be Gracious To you; The Lord Lift Up HIS Countenance Upon you And Give you Peace.' So shall they Put MY NAME Upon the people of Israel, And I Will BLESS them.'”....
I am Thankful for God's Promise to us to Provide us, Protect us and Be Present with us. What a Blessed WORD of Encouragement for us, One I know I Need to Hear in light of all the recent challenges going on all around us.
This would be my Prayer of Thanks for us today..... O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Worship You, now and forever. Lord Jesus, May You Continue to BLESS us And Keep us in Your Amazing Love and Grace. Holy Spirit, Reflect Through us Your Presence, and May Your Face Shine such that those who Do Not Know You May See You and Come to You. Father God, Thank You for Being So Gracious To us. Help us to Share Your Grace with All. Lord Jesus, Please Do Lift Up Your Countenance Upon us, And, In Your Will, Give us Your Peace that Passes All human understanding. Father God, Please Do Put Your NAME Upon us. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God for All The Ways You Have BLESSED us already. Open our Eyes and Empower us to Reflect Your BLESSING on others. In Your Holy Name we Raise our Prayers, Thanks and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
Revelation 7:11-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."And All The Angels Were Standing Around The Throne And Around The Elders And The Four Living Creatures, And they Fell on their faces Before The Throne And Worshiped God, saying, 'Amen! Blessing And Glory And Wisdom And Thanksgiving And Honor And Power And Might BE To our God Forever And Ever! Amen.'”....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160721 - Numbers 6:22-27 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."The Lord Spoke to Moses, Saying, 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'Thus you Shall BLESS the people of Israel: you Shall Say to them, 'The Lord BLESS you And Keep you; The Lord Make HIS Face To Shine Upon you And Be Gracious To you; The Lord Lift Up HIS Countenance Upon you And Give you Peace.' So shall they Put MY NAME Upon the people of Israel, And I Will BLESS them.'”....
I am Thankful for God's Promise to us to Provide us, Protect us and Be Present with us. What a Blessed WORD of Encouragement for us, One I know I Need to Hear in light of all the recent challenges going on all around us.
This would be my Prayer of Thanks for us today..... O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Praise and Worship You, now and forever. Lord Jesus, May You Continue to BLESS us And Keep us in Your Amazing Love and Grace. Holy Spirit, Reflect Through us Your Presence, and May Your Face Shine such that those who Do Not Know You May See You and Come to You. Father God, Thank You for Being So Gracious To us. Help us to Share Your Grace with All. Lord Jesus, Please Do Lift Up Your Countenance Upon us, And, In Your Will, Give us Your Peace that Passes All human understanding. Father God, Please Do Put Your NAME Upon us. Thank You, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God for All The Ways You Have BLESSED us already. Open our Eyes and Empower us to Reflect Your BLESSING on others. In Your Holy Name we Raise our Prayers, Thanks and Praise....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 LIGHT 160721 -1 Peter 1:3-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."BLESSED Be The God And Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According To HIS Great Mercy, HE Has Caused us To Be Born Again To A LIVING HOPE Through The Resurrection of Jesus Christ From the dead, To An Inheritance That Is Imperishable, Undefiled, And Unfading, Kept In Heaven For you, who By God's Power Are Being Guarded Through FAITH For A Salvation Ready To Be Revealed In The Last Time."....
PJP2 SIP 160721 -Psalm 18:1-6, 16-17, 25, 30, 46 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we LOVE You, O Lord, our Strength. Lord Jesus, You Are our ROCK, and our Fortress. Holy Spirit, You Are our Deliverer. Father God, our God, You Are our ROCK in Whom we Take Refuge. Lord Jesus You Are our Shield, And The Horn of our Salvation. Holy Spirit, Be our Stronghold. Father God, we Call Upon Your, our Lord, Who Is Worthy To Be Praised. Lord Jesus, Through Your Sacrifice and Resurrection, we Are SAVED from our enemies. Holy Spirit, even when the cords of death encompass all around us; When the torrents of destruction assail against us; When the cords of Sheol have entangled us; When the snares of death confront us - We Will, in our Distress, Call Upon You, O Lord. Father God, I really our Trouble and Trials we Cry to You for Your Holy HELP. Lord Jesus, we Praise You for From Your Holy Heavenly Temple Your Have Heard our Voice. Holy Spirit, we Thank You that You Intercede For us and Ensure our Cry to You Reached God The Father's Ears. Father God, in Awe we See That You Sent From On High, Your Son, Your Only Son, to SAVE us. Lord Jesus, You Walked Upon the stormy waters, You Reached Out and Took us....Drawing us Out of the many waters we were sinking in. Holy Spirit, we Praise You as You Have Rescued us from our strong enemy and from those who hated us, for indeed they were far too mighty for us. Father God, Help us to Be Like You. Help us, O Lord to Be Merciful, As You Show Yourself to us to Be Merciful. Lord Jesus, Help us to Imitate and Be Transformed to Be More and More Like You. You Show Yourself Blameless, and Help us to See In You, we can Be Blameless as well. O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God - Your WAY, Your WAY Is PERFECT! Lord Jesus, Your WORD Proves Ever TRUE. Holy Spirit You Are our SHIELD, and Protect All who Take Refuge In You. Father God, we are Thankful for You LIVE! Lord Jesus, May we BLESS Your Holy Name, for You Are our ROCK. Holy Spirit, May we Ever Exalt You. Father God, Thank You for Being our Salvation. In Your Blessed and Holy Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayer and Praise....Amen....Amen....jaj
PJP2 PBJ 160721 - Luke 6:27-31, 35-36 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."(Jesus Said)....'BUT I Say to you who Hear, LOVE your enemies, Do GOOD to those who hate you, BLESS those who curse you, PRAY for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, Offer The Other Also, And from one who takes away your cloak Do Not withhold your Tunic either. GIVE to everyone who begs from you, And from one who takes away your goods Do Not demand them back. And As you Wish that others Would Do To you, Do So To them. BUT LOVE your enemies, And Do GOOD, And Lend, Expecting Nothing In Return, And your Reward Will Be Great, And you Will Be sons Of The Most High, For HE Is KIND to the ungrateful and the evil. BE MERCIFUL, Even As your Father IS MERCIFUL."....
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
PJP2 PROLOG 160720 PROLOG Focus - 1 Corinthians 13....Topic: LOVE of GOD....
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160720 - Team, I Hear the Holy Spirit Guiding me, for today's PJP2 PROLOG POST 160720, to simply Share His Inspired WORD to Paul as Paul Records via 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.....This would be my Prayer for us today as well.....
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."IF I Speak in the tongues of men and of angels, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And IF I Have Prophetic Powers, And Understand ALL mysteries and ALL knowledge, And IF I Have ALL FAITH, So As To Remove mountains, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I am nothing. IF I Give Away ALL I Have, And IF I Deliver Up my body To Be Burned, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I gain nothing.
LOVE IS Patient And Kind;
LOVE Does NOT envy or boast; IT IS NOT arrogant or rude. IT Does NOT Insist on its own way; IT IS NOT irritable or resentful; IT Does NOT rejoice at wrongdoing....
....BUT Rejoices With The TRUTH.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part....
....BUT When The Perfect Comes, the partial will pass away.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For Now we see in a mirror dimly, BUT Then face to Face. Now I know in part; Then I shall Know Fully, Even as I Have Been Fully Known.
So Now FAITH, HOPE, And LOVE Abide, These Three; BUT The Greatest Of These IS LOVE."
....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 PROLOG POST 160720 - Team, I Hear the Holy Spirit Guiding me, for today's PJP2 PROLOG POST 160720, to simply Share His Inspired WORD to Paul as Paul Records via 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.....This would be my Prayer for us today as well.....
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."IF I Speak in the tongues of men and of angels, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And IF I Have Prophetic Powers, And Understand ALL mysteries and ALL knowledge, And IF I Have ALL FAITH, So As To Remove mountains, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I am nothing. IF I Give Away ALL I Have, And IF I Deliver Up my body To Be Burned, BUT Have NOT LOVE, I gain nothing.
LOVE IS Patient And Kind;
LOVE Does NOT envy or boast; IT IS NOT arrogant or rude. IT Does NOT Insist on its own way; IT IS NOT irritable or resentful; IT Does NOT rejoice at wrongdoing....
....BUT Rejoices With The TRUTH.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.
As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part....
....BUT When The Perfect Comes, the partial will pass away.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For Now we see in a mirror dimly, BUT Then face to Face. Now I know in part; Then I shall Know Fully, Even as I Have Been Fully Known.
So Now FAITH, HOPE, And LOVE Abide, These Three; BUT The Greatest Of These IS LOVE."
....Amen and Amen....jaj
PJP2 THANKS 160720 THANKS Focus - 1 John 4:10-12....Topic: LOVE of GOD
Psalm 7:17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Will Give To The Lord The THANKS Due To His Righteousness, And I Will Sing PRAISE To The NAME Of The Lord, The Most High."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160720 - 1 John 4:10-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."In This Is LOVE, Not That we have loved God BUT That HE LOVED us And Sent HIS Son To Be The Propitiation (The Appeasement of the debt) For our sins. Beloved, IF God So LOVED us, we Also Ought To LOVE one another. No one has ever Seen God; IF we LOVE one another, God Abides IN us And HIS LOVE Is Perfected In us."....
I do not in anyway intend to sound cliche'....I am Thankful for God's LOVE. In light of all the challenges, tension, chaos and flat out hate that's being spewed out of late, I am Thankful that God's Message to us Remains Eternal.....
John 3:16...."For God So LOVED the world, That HE SENT His One and Only Son....That Who-so-ever BELIEVES In HIM should NOT perish, BUT, Have Everlasting LIFE"....
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would Rest Upon God's LOVE....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Mercy and Grace towards us. Lord Jesus, in the Midst of the storm that is raging across our globe, Please, COME and Renew, Revive, Transform us yet again. Holy Spirit, Thank You for Your Presence Within us and all around us. Help us, Spirit, to Be Your Hands and Feet to a world desperate for Your LOVE. Father God, we Praise and Worship You. May Your LOVE, Lord, Flow Through us as Your Healing Balm of Grace. In Your Precious Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers, Thanks and Praise.....Amen/Amen....jaj
Psalm 7:17 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."I Will Give To The Lord The THANKS Due To His Righteousness, And I Will Sing PRAISE To The NAME Of The Lord, The Most High."....
PJP2 THANKS TEXT 160720 - 1 John 4:10-12 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."In This Is LOVE, Not That we have loved God BUT That HE LOVED us And Sent HIS Son To Be The Propitiation (The Appeasement of the debt) For our sins. Beloved, IF God So LOVED us, we Also Ought To LOVE one another. No one has ever Seen God; IF we LOVE one another, God Abides IN us And HIS LOVE Is Perfected In us."....
I do not in anyway intend to sound cliche'....I am Thankful for God's LOVE. In light of all the challenges, tension, chaos and flat out hate that's being spewed out of late, I am Thankful that God's Message to us Remains Eternal.....
John 3:16...."For God So LOVED the world, That HE SENT His One and Only Son....That Who-so-ever BELIEVES In HIM should NOT perish, BUT, Have Everlasting LIFE"....
My Prayer of Thanks for us today would Rest Upon God's LOVE....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Love, Mercy and Grace towards us. Lord Jesus, in the Midst of the storm that is raging across our globe, Please, COME and Renew, Revive, Transform us yet again. Holy Spirit, Thank You for Your Presence Within us and all around us. Help us, Spirit, to Be Your Hands and Feet to a world desperate for Your LOVE. Father God, we Praise and Worship You. May Your LOVE, Lord, Flow Through us as Your Healing Balm of Grace. In Your Precious Name, Lord Jesus, we Raise our Prayers, Thanks and Praise.....Amen/Amen....jaj
PJP2 SIP 160720 - Ephesians 3:14-21 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Come Before You in Worship and Praise. Lord Jesus, You and You Alone are Worthy of our Praise. Thank You, Lord, for Your Gift of LOVE and LIFE in You. For This Reason, O Holy Spirit, we bow our knees Before You, Before our Lord Jesus, And Before You, Father God. It Is You, O Lord, Who Is our Heavenly Father. We know, Lord, It Is From You Whom every family In Heaven And on earth Is Named. Lord Jesus, Thank You That According To Your Riches of Your Glory That You Strengthen us With Power Through Your Holy Spirit Within our Inner Being. Father God, we Ask That Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Forever Dwell In our Hearts Through Your Gift of FAITH. Lord Jesus, Help us to Be Rooted And Grounded In Your Perfect LOVE. Holy Spirit, Open our Inner Minds and Strengthen us to Comprehend Your GRACE towards us With All Your saints. Father God, Help us Reflect to those who Do Not Know You What IS The Breadth And Length And Height And Depth, And To Know, Honestly Know/Experience The LOVE You Have Given us Through Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord Jesus, Help us to Share That Your Love Surpasses ALL our human knowledge and understanding. Holy Spirit, May we Be Filled With ALL The Fullness of God The Father, Sharing Your WORD in Response to Your LOVE Within us. Father God, we Lift Up our Prayers to You, Saying, "Now to HIM WHO Is Able To Do Far More Abundantly Than ALL That we ask, think, or even imagine, According To The Power of His Holy Spirit At Work Within us, To HIM Be Glory In The Church And In Christ Jesus Throughout ALL generations, Forever And Ever."....Amen And Amen....jaj
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