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Monday, October 31, 2011
Halloween
Saturday, October 29, 2011
In A Blink Of An Eye...
Several bookmarks in Romans 4:24-6:6, 7:14-8:24...
Ended up reading much of Romans this a.m.
"Against all hope in hope Abraham believed"
"And hope does NOT disappoint us because God poured out His LOVE into our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom He has given"(5:5)
We are not only saved we are reconciled(5:10) and continually sanctified (6:19)
Living Word of God, God breathed to each of our hearts, our spirits, our souls, our minds and truly is our strength, answer, counsel for any and ALL faced in the blessing of each day given.
To simply designate even a blink of an eye time to the study, reading, hearing of God's Word will bring into your today all the fullness of the Deity found in the face of Christ.
God by the way can do more with a blink of an eye of time than we can do in a life time.
Believe, and in faith seek and the hope that does not disappoint will in turn be God's reply.
No greater love speaks love and absolute Truth. Therefore no greater place to be and /or receive Counsel, Godspeed. Yes, be still and know that He is God.
Today was a different view, went to visit the home of two of my three children... for the graduation of one of them. He surprised us all and was his class Valedictorian! Definitely an UP day! Life's perspective no matter the ups and downs in it... In His Light... Before The Dawn, is where His light always shines the brightest and illuminates the day. Am always amazed... even when only allot a blink of an eye time... His light always enters in and illuminates. Much to be thankful for, Godspeed indeed.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Relationship Matters...
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And the Prayer
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Civics?
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Disclaimer: an Art major, NON theologian, NON academic and Non Civics major... simply sharing. Hold NOTHING against m'whah and read at will.
Romans 13: 1-8 link to full passage.
As read Romans 13:1-7 ; it is particularly poignant in this political season here in America. All sides of the peoples in the streets we see these days. Also as all the upheavals in the middle East. My goodness. Simply take pause with no opinion... just watching.
YET, The "Living" Word as perceived by one that has no theological or historical training its obvious how the 'living' references are relevant to our today's too.
Notes:(the link to this passage above)
when civil rulers overstep their proper function, the Christian is to obey God rather than man (Acts4:19, 5:29)
Rulers exist for the benefit of society - to protect the general public by maintaining good order. The sword - symbolizes Roman authority here. Their (vv4) Biblical principle of using force for the maintenance of good order. Repeat a historical symbol.
OK, the bottom line:
We NEVER have 'the right' to do that which is wrong. NONE of us do, not the people, the leaders, the governing authorities.
It is proper God ordained order for there to be consiquences for wrong actions in society.
We are ALL called to live responsibly.
Including our civic duties, paying justified fair taxes (vv6). v7 sums much up. Interestingly enough - Civis lesson came from the Bible this morn.
Romans 13:7 Give everyone what you owe him, IF you owe taxes, pay taxes, if revenue, then revenue, if respect, then respect, if honor, then honor.
v8 Tells us the ONE DEBT NEVER PAID OFF: LOVE
13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. (continue on to verse 14 Rom 13:8-14 )
We cannot take this verse out of context though, or any verse in the Bible for that matter. Present action, circumstances, questions always to God in prayer; yes, TEST the spirits. The proceeding of verse 8 passage is 13:1-7 - SUBMIT leads the way. First to God in trusting and obeying. Once there, all else falls into proper order with a little better perspective indeed.
Praise be to God for the continuing debt outstanding for us ALL to pay every day - LOVE.
Yes, the three remain: faith, hope and love. The greatest of these is love. In Jesus' Holy precious name we are called to live responsibbly and to love...
ALL
is but a part of reflecting Christ Jesus in your heart.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
For The Sake Of Others
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For the sake of time, once again just posting pictures of journal pages.... HOPE you can read my scribblings. To enlarge ANY image.... simply click on it.
Thank You God! In Jesus' name indeed- Amen.
Responsible - ALSO forgiven... AND called to keep on living out loud Your calls on and to my heart in faith knowing YOU will work them ALL out. May Your Spirit Counsel my spirit with Your ways into my ways. That Your wisdom and discerment please may be mine.
Amen and Amen... respect always the Him in the Amen.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
ROOTED
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CAST- was yesterday’s theme, HOME- was the days before that.
Today’s? ROOTED – (ROOT)
Eph. 3:17…
being rooted and established in love.
Thesaurus:
grounded, based, fixed.
Dictionary:
only speaks to (root)
Definition
1. Caught my eye: The part of the plant that grows downward into the soil. Ahh but 2. The foundation of anything. 3. A
source, origin, or cause. 4. (math) x’s itself ____x’s =’s____ [in an artist’s
eye :0)] 5. (more math) a quantity that, when substituted for the unknown quantity
in an equation, satisfies the equation [WOW] 6. The part of the word that
conveys its essential meaning. And Last
but not least 7. (pl) a person’s ethnic and cultural origins.
Fascinatingly DEEP word. (pun intended!)
In studying
The Word, words sometimes come into play as a part also –as a need to understand
context, also the root, both meaning and origin. Oh to be a scholar that understands the Greek
and the Latin too. The Genius of minds
like Leonardo… that never satisfied with mere appearances or the surface…
always seeking the root… cause, and effects.
Here, my
study on the mere elementary level of words, and from this quiet-time “In His
Light… Before The Dawn” all done in the perspective of a “Journal- on this
journey of God’s Truths” as have it entered on the title page of each new
journal. Embarrassed to say this is the
110th. Obviously why God made
me an Artist, and gave me this other artful outlet of journaling too. Heaven forbid that a poor poor soul be stuck
with having to listen to ALL these ponderings. Instead its released here, to
read at will. Someday the ART of edit
may enter this life too. Alas, Imagine
that – i – digress…
ROOTED-
Biblical- Eph. 3:17; its context is better formed in 16-21. Now isn’t that convenient that when studying
The Word, combined with a word: rooted – that would actually be led to a
prayer. !?!?!? AND a prayer that has
many a time encouraged and lifted me up from this chair when prayed. This prayer has never stopped there though;
many more times like ROOT #5. definition, many an unknown name inserted… and
know full well by faith The Root satisfied.
Eph. 3:16 I pray
that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His
Spirit in your inner being 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith. And I pray that you, being rooted
and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to
grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know
this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of
all the fullness of God.
20 Now to
Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according
to His power that is at work in us, 21 to Him be the glory in the churches in
Christ Jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever! Amen
ROOTED –(ROOT)
Pictured here is a Banyan tree; A tree that fascinates many, because its roots
grow above the ground, down from its ever expanding branches. Fascinating getting opportunity to see what
is usually hidden from view – or as in math an unknown that satisfies the
equation.
Eph. 3:16 …rooted
and established in love
…where this
study began. Where a known, that is not
usually a paintable visual in itself – (love) remains an absolute and real and
our foundation that is fascinatingly AWESOME when it too gets to live above ground,
for all to see.
Hmmmmmmm…. Banyan
Tree to illustrate Rooted, ever expanding branches that expands both down and
up simultaneously to reach out where all can be seen.
Living what
we are established in; love …out loud! A stretch (yes pun intended again)
Yup –
surpasses knowledge …filled to the measure of ALL THE FULLNESS
Of GOD!
5. a
quantity that, when substituted for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies
the equation.
WOW!
Not unknowable,
but so great that it can’t be completely known.
God who is infinite in all His attributes, allows US to draw on His
resources – in this case – His love.
Am thinking
that just may satisfy the equation indeed – Godspeed.
Good News
remains too in that HE is in-control and to Him there IS no unknown. He simply gives us all that we need – to see –
this faith walk…
Never realized
it looked so much like a banyan tree…
The usual
unknown made visible ever growing – in every direction especially in:
dwell in
your hearts His Spirit
in our inner being strengthened with Gods
power.
WOW
To Him be
the glory forever AND EVER! Amen.
Perhaps all
too intense for one in the day to day to perceive – is simplified as it is applied.
Be it
applied in a painting, a journal (rambling ones at that), a blog, a classroom,
a home, a office, a street, a grocery line; God knows the unknown applications
to every equation in their time. Being
rooted and established in Him, by faith, each gift, and each ones gift, be it
as it may – may be applied in just the right way.
Ok, TIME to
WORK.
May it be an
UP DAY!
Pray (cast)
away.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
CAST
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CAST: throw
off, shed, hurl even as it is found in good ole Websters.
As found in
1 Peter 5:7-
CAST: As in
let go the net so that it may catch on to, be released to take hold of
GODS ANSWERS FOR YOU, His provisions waiting
for you.
Cast equals let go. Surrender yes.
But not
in a feeble giving up. In the opposite,
surrender, humble, let go…. Cast is a
pro-active faith.
Cast in Greek,
Biblical two translations ballo, and the other is rhipto.
1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your anxiety on Him” here, this word
is a command, and tells us ‘how to’ handle the command of verse 6, by telling
us how to be humble. Humble is that condition that as soon as you claim it you
lost it. TRUTH is that Anxiety is a
contradiction to true humility. Unbelief
is an exalting of ONES SELF AGAINST GOD. It is a depending on self and failing
to trust God. Now isn’t THAT a Humbling
thought!
Jesus says it so much better and in His God standard of
absolute truth and language of love in these verses in 1 Peter 5: 6,7. God is
more concerned about our welfare than we could possibly be. We are NOT to submit to the circumstances,
but to the Lord who controls circumstances.
Yes, Cast means to Let go.
You cannot cast that net and hold on to the net at the same time. If you want any hope of catching anything, (especially
God’s promises for you) or succeeding, you must let go the net so that it may
DO exactly what it was designed to do.
God’s word picture is always deliberate, not to mention accurate.
If you are wondering why you have been fishing all night and
brought in nothing new…. Or nothing has changed; take a picture of your current
state. Where’s your net? Is it in your
hands, or did you actually cast it out?
Next time we (yes I ) may try actually letting go, may actually try
CASTING, or to CAST.
1Peter 5:7 CAST ALL
your anxiety on to Him because He cares for you.
Let’s not forget how to do this is found in the proceeding
verse 6:
Humble yourselves, therefore, under Gods mighty hand, that He may lift
you up in due time.
Phil 4:6,7, actually Phillipians 4:6-9 is a way to put into practice
that which we KNOW is True.
So therefore
CAST
With a THANKS be to GOD
That
you may in FAITH
TRUST
And BELIEVE
GOD IS ABLE
Prayer: Okay God.
Thank you TENFOLD as my favorite coffee cup clearly states: CAST -so that ALL that YOU desire to supply
may be released to DO ALL that YOU are able to do. Surrender, Humble, Let go in a PRO ACTIVE
FAITH. With thanksgiving let my
petitions be known. Then will be able to truly cast out this net to all the possibilities
of You working and active in my life.
Needs met Godspeed, Work done Godspeed, Love, Live, Give, Do, Receive
all at Godspeed. And that equals turned over to the God who is Able, and who is
in control, who is not in a panic over any of this and who is always able to do
exceedingly more than I can even imagine. Thank you also for this as it relates
to yesterday sermon message too, its not that ‘what’ that defines us, it is the
‘who’ that defines us. THAT is the who
we are in Christ. In Jesus’ name thank
you may pray (cast). AMEN and Amen.
Study continually teaches to respect the Amen in Him.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
HOME
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Home – Coming Home.
On an excellent Realtors blog, it asks: “…what HOME means to
you…?”
Heart Reply is: – An open door of unconditional loving
embraces …for life that always sustains it.
One of the words that they use too: sanctuary.
Home- Coming Home …it is what we live for eternally.
Our Fathers house, “He prepares a place for us…” HOME:
An open door of unconditional loving embraces for life, that always
sustains it. <>< Unbridled (can’t spell or sure of the word) comes to
mind too.
In pondering this/these, think of opposites too, and an Antonym
of home, “end friendship,” or “closed door”. These first two words simply don’t belong
together, a sad oxymoron in itself. Must
be why feels unnatural to do.
When at a Crossroads in life… may ask the above of us, and a
natural reply is that it doesn’t ‘feel’ right to do. This is depending of course upon the reasons
or whys, in any and all; a case to sustain life for the ‘best’ course need
always apply that serves and gives more than it takes. At least that is this
hearts take.
Funny, that course seem to always bring us back HOME. This particular home, of which I live has
been raised up from the ashes I believe so that from it may give. Cause to worry comes into play, when insurmountable
repairs are needed, and emergency expenses come into play… and yes, space for
borders and open door whether or not contributing to expenses. Again, open door is never to enable irresponsibility
on either part, nor is to cause worry. Self lecture here, sorry.
Ok… so
Alas, this morning am reminded this house HAS been raised up
from the ashes more than once because it is – Gods home for all OF this
household far off and near; whom God knows and will call. Therefore, OPEN is the door. Give, as have been given too and exceedingly
more.
Do NOT worry. “work hard
with your own hands. Mind your own
business” “and as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all” –paraphrase from
memory Cor.????
In searching came to 2Cor
9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap
generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not
reluctantly or under compulsion for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to
you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need you will abound
in every good work. As it is written: “He
has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures forever.”
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and
increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that
you can be generous on every occasion and through us your generosity will
result in thanksgiving to God. This
service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of Gods people but is
also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. (Through to 14) …15 Thanks
be to God for HIS indescribable gift.
And yesterdays bookmark, “The
Widows Offering” for further perspective: Luke 21:1-4. As He looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting
their gifts into the temple treasury. He
also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “I tell you the truth” He said,
“this poor widow has put in more than all the others.. All of these people gave their gifts out of
their wealth, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on”
<><<><<>< Next on to 2 Cor. 8: 10-12. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift
is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not
have. <><<><<>< So, by ones means. Why mercy and compassion and love NEEDS to
lead. There the heart is measured. “Where your treasure is, is where your heart
is also”
Sincere giving heart motivated solely by love
and caring as gift given is enormous treasure with no needed monetary measure.
HOME defined… indeed… and
yes also faith in God’s Divinity… life’s full circle lived out loud where we,
from the beginning are a part of His plan.
“Be not afraid.” for all given of pure heart, full circles itself in all that we
have and knowing the blessing of all that is needed is always supplied.
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Prayer: You know the
needs even here my Lord. By faith may
trust all shall enter that are in need to and as need – God sent, Godspeed. Thank you God for the ability to tithe and
for the ability to shelter. It is by
Your Gift, Your Love, Your Grace that any and all things are here. Give as have been given… indeed. May carry on and NOT WORRY. You supply the work and the seed and the
ability to heed. Surrender, Trust and
Obey. Thank you God for reminding me. Respect the Amen In Him.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Master Draftsman
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Today's illustrations are from the Master Draftsman - Leonardo Da Vinci. These from his sketch book and in his Grotesque Series of Portrait Studies. They perfectly illustrate today's study.
For the sake of time, once again I have simply photographed journal pages to share the writings. Hope that you can read my handwriting too. To view images larger, simply click on them
And the prayer that followed:
In Jesus' Name <>< <>< <>< Amen
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