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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

May Day

First Taste Of Spring -
 May 1st, 2012 - May Day - history shares children danced around the pole --- holding a ribbon stream I believe it said.  How these words do not display that view or sentiment.

God, THANK YOU may see faith the same way too.  A hope in what we do not see
a willingness to leap even for it.  
By faith - simply believe.
That belief is beyond 'know' in a word can describe.
That belief is more than a heart even knows- it simply its core,
its motive, its beat.
God- when one is called- to love You God, with all - 
all our heart, soul, mind, spirit and strength.
ALL- the word given to describe.
ALL - with all that we are- AND
ALL we hope to be
for our HOPE is in the Keeper of the beginning and The End, 
The Holder of Eternity, Destiny-
Omnipotent, Omnipresent
Majestic Sovereignty -
This is where are faith is called from and to
this is where are faith leaps to
this is our all...
This is our Keeper of ALL things
working together for GOD's GOOD purposes
no grouping of word
fully describes this
dance around the May Day pole.
Our Father, who are't in heaven, Halloith be Thy Name. 
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread.  Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespassed against us.  Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.  For Thine is the power and the Kingdom and the glory for ever and ever - Amen

This the Lord's Prayer That HE Himself gave to us to pray.
Chapter 17 in the Book of John, The Bible's Red letter 
God breathed prayers of God
To God
Gods conversation with God
recorded for all eternity to see
eyes of faith
in our God WITH us Given
to us 
for us
in spite of us
FAITH
What does the leap look like?
Where is it appropriate to take
or make 
or trust?
It is in the
ALL things
for ALL eternity
Therefore every breath
every heart beat
every thought
in Him
for Him of Him
To Him
Cast- Leap
Belief
Faith
I do not have the words to describe a dance 
around a May Day Pole never seen.
Nor do I have the words to describe
The Faith by which I believe and have a hope and with every breath - every heart beat am called 
to leap to,
for, by...

Sometimes I laugh
Sometimes I cry
Sometimes I sincerely wonder
why?
Why must it be by faith to see
the mystery of God
for ALL eternity...
and yes, oh why - do I continually try to pen,
or brush what these eyes of faith see.
No word
No picture
Captures 
The Vision
of FAITH

Believe
Continually the Plea
Pick up the God Breathed 
and you TOO WILL SEE
The GREATEST Lover of
your soul
leading you on by Faith
for ALL eternity
Believe
God sent
Godspeed
Indeed.
Amen- It is done
In Jesus' name The AMEN is spoken
for us ALL
Victory is in Amen - It is done
Not the End
Eternity Sealed
Delivered
Revealed
Amen
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Air Out Of Tires???

"Monday Morning Office Rush" - Plein Air
Ephesians Chapter 4 Your God sent, Godspeed reply.<><<><<><
4:15 Instead, speaking the Truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is The Head, that is Christ.  16 From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does it work.
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For the first time EVER intentionally let the air out of a car tire.  It was the tire of a loved one.  Then as ran, and continually run to prayer at reaching this extreme, God’s convicting word in Ephesians 4 convicted my spirit with why we love and discipline and ARE also loved and disciplined by God ourselves. In other words when ran to God – His LIVING God breathed Word was not only His reply – it came to life in my spirit from His Spirit.  IT lived in me – His Peace beyond understanding!  THANK YOU GOD!

Yesterday’s prayer in part:  Reality is the TRUTH of God, not in despairs deceit.  By faith know this, in lack of faith it hides.  By a flicker of faith may run to TRUTH… instead.

Just so happens Nahum – at Nineveh’s destruction, and Job – belly of a big fish is where had just studied the word in the last few proceeding days.  Coincidentally in disciplines …now imagine that. Think a coincidence? Did I mention he lead ME to these.  For ME to hear for my disciplining… don’t you think?  The word is living for us EACH and relevant to every breath we take in our today’s.  Life’s passion is to illustrate this.  Hmmmmmm.  Ok. Pressing on. 

The scriptures studied… whew. Discipline replies: One discipline is utter obliteration, HOPE lost for redemption or reconciliation.  Other, utterly swallowed up whole for God’s discipline to take hold, when it did from the belly of that big fish, the reconciled was spit out onto dry land.
Discipline extremes…. YES.

Had studied those Old Testament passages before the tire flattening and ultimatum delivered with it.  In other words, KNEW – the Word was meant for me to see and to comprehend its lessons in my own heart.  God’s discipline will be.  God ALWAYS gives us a way out if we seek His face, His Way.  His grace may only be delivered though if we seek Him and His forgiveness.   Oh yeah, circumstances of sin may still have us swallowed up whole- with seemingly NO way out; By faith we can see disciplines love.  Let me repeat that …by faith we can see disciplines love.  Without love, discipline is more like sin.  Without Gods love as the motive that is.  God IS love. 

OK, so before me are two disciplines extremes – annihilation or a belly of a big fish.  The extremely intelligent person that I am :0) I realized and sought
‘NONE please be needed God.  HELP me see Your way before these extremes are needed.’

Another ‘hah’  For it just so happens that before these two scriptures were studied, was studying in Matthew at an ole familiar favorite passages where The Trinity may be seen.  MANY a year ago, and even in two Bibles have these passages marked and written in the margins ‘illustrate this’…

Are you seein’ the connections?
Exactly.  Sheesh.
Did I mention that God is good all the time, and all the time God is good’?
Did I mention these entries are called “In His Light… BEFORE The Dawn”? 
Pretty amazing, Living Words of God are unfolding before me here…. Ya think?  Am ‘i’ the only one excited here by what am seeing?  Jiminy, Ok … so….
As pray: (shall spare you the details of circumstances, inserts yours here :0) ultimately Gods Word caused me to ponder what His reply to ‘me’ may be.  Would it have to be so bad, that only annihilation is left to deliver – OR – HOPE of being spit out o to dry land?
Because you see, then had to ask, - “does the air have to be let out of ALL FOUR of my tires?”  it just so happens that in it GOD is trying to whisper ‘the Truth will set you fee” …and ‘love’ to me.

Is HE showing me an ultimatum?  Prayer: ‘ HELP God, help for Your visions and intercession to wisely be seen instead of continuing in my futility’

DISCIPLINE
NO ONE likes it at its time of delivery.  Humbled to pray – let it NOT be too late as in Ninevah, instead may it be as in Job, time to listen, to know what is right, seek forgiveness for wrongs, and get spit out on to dry land!’

So….lets see, I let the air out of a tire because I loved them, and didn’t want to see them cause greater harm to themselves with poor, in the moment choices.  Weigh this against God’s intercessions in circumstances.  Personally/ insecurity kept intentions undone, and blanketed in the circumstances of the effects of messed up ways effecting the today’s .  Procrastination, distractions, are really fear and insecurity taking their breath in me.  Even More frustration in being able to see it… but can’t stop it!  Does a loved one need to let the air out of my tires????? And Give an ultimatum? 
Sitting in the belly ?  What God?
‘What is impossible for man, is NOT for God.  ALL THINGS are possible for God”  Even these?  Proceed.

Don’t like discipline at the time of its delivery…

The fruits though, when heeded are DIVINE.

Yup, for self, lots of circumstances to overcome, some self inflicted some not, AND perhaps quite humbly so, perhaps a TRINITY illustrated.  God only knows if that is possible to do.  He simply tells me to NOT be afraid, AND do.
Do ALL He inspires me to do, don’t merely ponder then reply in fear. 

If faith can lead us to pray, it also will lead us to God’s Way through.

 Even if the air has been let out of EVERY tire… it was done so in LOVE …so that the only way to proceed is GODspeed. 

“Be still, and know that He IS God”
Forever and ever AMEN.

Instead, speaking the TRUTH in love, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ.   From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament grows and builds itself up in LOVE as each part does its work.  (Read 1-16 for context, then on through all of Chapter 4 of Ephesians too)

Last Wednesday's Office View Results, en Plein Air
It just so happens the LIVING word of God brought messages on both Discipline AND Unity simultaneously.  Awesome LOVE of GOD... says  Press ON

Sunday, March 18, 2012

...Miraculous Catch


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John 20:20 through Chapter 21
John 21 “…Miraculous Catch” 
The fishermen fished all night, professionals at that… Disciples too.  They worked very hard, it got them nothing but empty nets. Dawn called them back to the shore empty handed. Ever feel this way yourself? Well, Unbeknownst to them on the shore was the One they loved much but they thought had left them alone to fend for themselves.  Remaining silent as to whom He was in that moment, perhaps so they could remember in whom they believed and by whom ALL abundance remains. “Drop your net on the right side of the boat” Jesus said. (Paraphrased!)”…and you will find some” (fish that is)

Now remember, these are fishermen that just fished all night and these very same nets had nothing to show for their labors.  “What could possibly be different?” they perhaps thought… “We just finished doing this ALL night and caught nothing.” Too tired to protest? Here we are simply told that they listened to the Counsel from the shore, surely tired and discouraged from the nights work, perhaps even mumbling under their breath a “ya right, okay, okay” simply to satisfy the request and to do this one last cast.

 BUT When they did, when they did as Counseled to do- (trusting and obeying?) more fish than their nets or they could handle was the ‘in faith’ reply…
…To their silent ‘why no catch’ cry.  

With Jesus – the answer was cleared up for them. With Jesus as our guide in the ALL that we know how to do on our own, yet it does not ‘do’ the “ALL” it was designed to do: 

In Him- WITH Him- is where the “ALL things are possible for God” comes to be.

'We' can go through the motions… even do the same thing the same way that we have done it a thousand times before, exactly as we were taught to do too… 
but… 
The miraculous difference can only come one way;
WITH JESUS IN our Way, Guiding our way, allowing HIM to be OUR WAY!

‘Thank you Jesus, for Your reply this morn.  Tears of JOY fall …as You remind me,
You Have Risen Indeed!
 You are here!  Jesus, You see even my needs.  Thank You.  Show me where, when, how to cast my net for Your fill to answer my empty.  In Jesus’ name The Amen
IS the Amen- <>< It IS done.’
  

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Meet Bonnie Blu


Bonnie Blu- new studio watch dog :0)

Meet Bonnie Blu.  The newest addition to the family; she is now a 10 week old Catahoula rescue pup adopted at 8 weeks.  Not only does she eat anything and everything in sight… she eats up quite a bit of my time too.  Wonderfully so, as any newborn does. Lost my last dog a few years back, Blu; a Blue Tick hound adopted from the pound when he was approximately two.  SWEETEST dog ever owned, and oh how he knew he was a rescue too.  He passed at approximately 12. Daughter’s dog really… well I got him by request for the children back in 1998 as an alternative security for them to a life change.  Alas, all are moms pet too, because we all know how that goes with our ‘children’s dogs’.  Gloriously kids will be kids too.  Daughter felt hardest the tragedy of Blu’s passing; one of the hardest lessons in life is losing a beloved. She went it on her own, half way across the U.S. at her first post college home and job with her beloved childhood dog moving out with her too.  What had hoped would be a good, turned to the hardest of hard.

That lesson in life certainly repeats itself again and again more often than we think we can stand.  

Didn’t think that I would ever have another dog, knowing all that it entailed and the season of life that am presently in. Alas, welcome Bonnie Blu, she too just now defines that which hoped would be a good as also a very hard.  Presently in the GOOD of that though. The season adapts to her as she has been adopted.  More of those deep life lessons in the simplistic of the scenario.
PAUSE realizing that perhaps “I thinkith’ toooooooo much”  Tis true, but it is what it is, so onward and upward we go.

This leads into this morning’s ‘In His Light… Before The Dawn’ completely too.  Always amazes me when get flashes of the ‘living’ side of quiet time spent and the Word of God.  Am surprised at just how personally am sometimes compelled to share.  In my reserved secluded ways, combined with being an open book; the oxymoron perhaps of who I am. 

Key of all this… is discovering more and more each day, who ‘i’ am in Christ.  God reaches each and every one of us where we are and in the way that He knows works best for us.  The key for us all is the same, discovering more and more each day who we are In CHRIST.

Bible was bookmarked at John 17; Red letters to God of God.  Simply these passages can certainly be defined as some of the most poignant passages ever penned in the Bible. Jesus prays for Himself, the Disciples, and for ALL Believers in Chapter 17 of John.  An amazing conversing with God from God.

YES, EVEN GOD PRAYS

This 115th journal, books of prayers and study, “In His Light… Before The Dawn” have named them.  His Light – Before The Dawn; dawn in the literal, where these began, for the only ‘quiet’ time could find was before the dawn and all others rose-up to greet the day.  Dawn’s meaning, also in its representational qualities. Assuredly,  I THINK TOO MUCH! ???? Ponder too much??? Leaving Closeness with other persons perhaps hindered in the intensity and TOO MUCH side of my continual thinking and ponderings???? Certainly no coincidences in why am now at number 115?
Details of life and its broken trusts, along with a felt of having a lack of regard of relevance to those close; by not being taken seriously or of holding a valuable worth, has its effects for sure.  Living in lack of respect and relevance?  Pretty sad place when read this back.  Reality is, it comes through extremely in written word, and it’s all a matter of degree in the reality of today and life.  Real, yet in the real life… KNOW that it is not a good, as just, or as it just read.  Also in it have come to realize that/this/these are perhaps why God gave “In His Light… Before The Dawn” to me.  Jesus teaches us to pray, AND shares His prayers with us too.

Jesus shows us who is our ultimate refuge, Counselor, Father, greatest lover of our soul.   

We are in this world, but not of it.  “In this world you will have troubles, be not afraid, I have overcome the world: - Jesus (as remember paraphrased).
 “HELP” the short, “Help, please God, what- You God know better than ‘i’ do”. 

John 17 shares the intimacy of relationship, depth of caring and love and purposes in God.  “ALL things” of the God for whom “ALL things are possible”  Heart of God.  Amazingly we are enabled to “Heart to heart” with God.

This perhaps is our purpose?  The Ultimate relationship to define any and all relationships, in any and all context?-  Leaving insecurities no more in Him too.   We simply need to live “As unto The Lord” in all things that we do.  

In Relationships, Jesus here shows how ALL are on His heart, and how ALL things are on His heart.  He doesn’t just ponder them; He lifts them up in prayer to Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Sovereign GOD-   The Creator and keeper of ALL things.  

God knows our heart, before we choose to share it with Him.  Until we share it with Him our heart does not live for what it was created for-  A relationship WITH God.  To live heart to heart WITH GOD is our call.
 
An important detail to this is we are to grow in HIM, and in meeting Him where He is.  “Abide in Me” – The Teacher teaches us to abide in His teachings; Word-“Then we will know the Truth and the Truth will set us free.”

 What does that mean? We cannot know the will of God unless we spend time in The Word of God.  Yes, this is true.  THERE IS MORE TO IT THANT THAT though.  For satan even knows The Word of God, he knows it very well – and just how to twist it into his deceitful temptations too.

The MORE is what we see here in Chapter 17 of John, in ALL these “Red Letter” prayers.  To sit down, stops all else, remove distractions, demands, cares---- and have a heart to heart with GOD.  THAT, this IS what your heart was created for AND this is how Gods Will transforms you.  This is the transformation of The Word of God – TO – THE LIVING WORD OF GOD – His Word transforming your heart with His heartfelt reply to your call to His “ALL things are possible” – in a faiths cry or praise, no matter – accept in the remembering to whom you call.   God Almighty worthy of praise – forever and ever AMEN and AMEN!

Jesus’ prayer is shared here to teach us all.  Perhaps therefore mine are meant to share too.  I, NO JESUS obviously- yet am one of the “all believers” for whom He prayed.  Jesus has already gone to The Father for me.  He knows me, and YOU- He knows us ALL.

Guess it in not only ok to share conversations with God of prayers – it is right to do?????  In the context of sharing Gods heart to our/my heart as His LIVING word of God.   

The amazing thing is this – WE EACH AND EVERYONE OF US THAT PUT OUR FAITH IN GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST – HAVE HIS LIVING WORD OF GOD FROM HIS HEART TO OUR HEART.  THAT is the WORD made FLESH and Why Jesus came… and YES
EVEN JESUS PRAYED!  Amen.

Always Respecting the AMEN in Him. Gods Will be done, our heart in His heart brings our heart to His Will prayers.  “Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free” – Jesus.
Amen and Amen and Amen forever and ever Amen!



Thursday, February 9, 2012

By ALL accounts...

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Mark 16:8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
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This one verse I paused at today.  Before it an angel speaks to them; after,  (the earliest manuscripts do not have Mark 16:9-20) Jesus Himself – The Risen Lord, speaks to Mary Magdalene.

What I see here with these human eyes of mine is Jesus’ mother, and the one forgiven much, who loved much, Mary Magdalene…
Were prepared to undertake and do an emotionally difficult duty to care for Jesus after His crucifixion: and “anoint His body”.  As they walked they pondered how the large stone (placed to guard against any entering or leaving the tomb) would be moved away for them to enter the tomb.  In all, they could humanly ponder and contemplate the way and the how to handle this difficult duty, that they were prepared for. 

What they found, no man could prepare them for.

Nothing was as they expected it to be.  Even though Jesus, before He was crucified told them, He would rise again, and they would see Him again.  (16:7)

As read here in Mark, there is a desire to turn to the same passage in the other Gospels to hear how they read.  God breathed, absolutely believe the Bible to be.
In this being said:
Just as an artist, a fishermen, a doctor, see and hear the same thing differently, with different emphasis to the details at hand… as I read here, desire is simply to seek more.  Apparently Mark 16:9-20 being later added to this account perhaps came about the same way….???  They added perhaps not as a lack of faith or truth in the wonder of wanting to know more, just the certainty there is more than “they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid”…
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The fact that we have ‘God breathed’ Gospel here tells us they did speak.  What and when what happened from here – God’s Spirit knows.  We have been given ‘God breathed’ testimony, The Word of God-
So now turn to these passages in
Mathew 28:8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy and ran to tell the disciples.
11-15 “The Guards Report” shares how the chief priest paid off the guards to not tell the Truth of what they witnessed and that till this day, their story has been widely circulated among the Jews.
<>< THESE precede ‘The GREAT Commission’ in MT 28:16-20
Luke 24:1-12 “The Resurrection”
John 20:1-18 “The Empty Tomb”   John shares Mary M. is alone finding Jesus “Not in the tomb” and she going to the Disciples to tell them.  As Luke he also shared Peter is the Disciple first to enter to look inside and witness The Empty Tomb.
John 20:10-18 “Jesus Appears To Mary Magdalene” – this account, have myself personally, most often read and underlined and held on to….
These ALL share the same though:

“He Has Risen” – Just as Jesus foretold He would.

The awe of this witnessed to/of/by those that witnessed it… shared in the Gospels… The awe and wonder remain. The ‘God Breathed’ Word for us to hear the hearts there, as inspired to share their account from the heart of God to ours.

Yes, there is much to ponder as in – imagine.  The artist in me seeks a Word Picture, perhaps.  This morning – though have read it many, many, times, Marks account and verse 16:8 rose up and stood out.
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My spirit hearing here how when the predicted, though extremely difficult heartache that it was, it was still predicted; and when it turned into the unexplainable, though known as a Truth – “trembling and fear” were adjectives used to describe it.
Matthew ‘afraid yet filled with joy…’ So in prayer take all of these and seek Jesus’ face, that His Spirit may counsel this spirit to hear the Counsel The Living Word is to share here --- to this heart: That His Fill, may fill to overflowing Gods Way into mine. – that is the prayer as study on.

An assurance was seen in hearing ‘tremble and afraid’ is not only felt by myself when the predictable and hard – turns into the unexplainable, yet certain God given Truth… and an absolute. The “Speak nothing”???... Seems out of sync with Gods Way.  Pause to Ponder much before my Lord.  Ponder much – pray He speak to my spirit His Spirits Counsel needed – yes, I paused, and I prayed.

The previously written- ‘inspired to share their account’ – comes back to mind.  For this is each and every one of ours – “GREAT COMMISSION”

To share how Jesus is in our lives and our relationship with Him. – Or even how we ourselves came to encounter and witness the Risen Lord as our Savior, Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, God With Us.

As in Marks account when the difficult, though predicted, turns into unexplainable – but certain of Truth-

…sometimes our FEAR leaves us silent in our witness of Jesus in our lives.
F ace
E verything
A nd
R ecover
His perfect love casts out FEAR.
This, the message God knew I needed to have breathed into my heart and to hear this morning. 

Amazing Love, Amazing God, Amazing Encounters with Jesus EVERYTIME YOU SEEK HIS FACE… especially in the predicted, extremely difficult places you know that you are entering into – He WILL answer with His Spirit to your sprit with the account that your heart needs to hear!

Theology of course is relevant to true Bible Study.  Nothing, absolutely NOTHING, replaces the God Breathed Living Word of God that He desires for you to hear.  Yes, this leaves me trembling, still afraid, yet JOY filled and knowing He Himself has sent counsel to my spirit to NOT be afraid. 
His perfect love, casts out FEAR
Godspeed
God sent
Indeed.

Thank you GOD, lead me on, in Your Way to my way I pray- In Jesus’ name. AMEN<>< and Amen.  Respecting the AMEN in HIM.

Friday, February 3, 2012

FREEDOM TO CHOOSE


Back in Jeremiah. Ok, may i hear The Word for me to hear and may my heart see with the eyes of God's heart to my heart in it.... the quick prayer and study here.

Jeremiah 35:3 Note.  "Jaazaniah" means - " The Lord hears"  It was a common name in Jeremiah's time and appears on a stamp seal  (discovered at Tellen - Nasbeth north of Jerusalem and dating c 600bB.C.) as well as on one of the *Lachish Ostraca. (son of Jeremiah is NOT Jeremiah The Prophet) *pottery from Lachish -[see notes NIV Study Jer. 34:7
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The Lord has me 'learning' much, as try to better understand all behind Jeremiah 34:9- 35:19 Just read.

Simplistic Response: No matter their name, or heritage, or station in life -- The Ones whom keep their vows to the Lord (yes be yes, no be no, promise be promise) are able to be used for Gods Good Purposes; serve God continually; as He inturn blesses them continually.

The ones that do not keep thier oath, simply by their action have turned themselves away from God.

And in the FREE WILL Sovereignty of God - He will leave them in the freedom of that choice.

It is NOT theat God does not love them or care - They simply made their choice to choose 'their' way, over God's.  This is what God's message, even in the O.T. is to the ones that do the opposite:
Jeremiah 35:19 Therefore, this is what The Lord Almighty, The God of Israel, says: 'Jonadab' son of Recab will never fail to have a man to serve ' Me."
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Historical noting: traditions in the Jewish Mishnah claim that the Recabites were later given special duties to perform in connection with the Jerusalem Temple built after the return from Babylonian exile.
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Some may argue that faith and the hearing of the Holy Spirits Counsel through Christ Jesus as our Savior, Redeemer by How Great is the Love of God that He gave... that we NEED not know the Historical or History - Theologically speaking.

I simply find it facinating that what I ahve been given to Read in The Bible, God Breathed, Living Word of God - is also Factual, AND Historical on the timeline of World History.  Kings, broken pieces of pottery, artifacts, Temples, just one of many things that mark the authority and accuracy of The Word.

Some chooose to discount its accuracy because of its numerous contributors, AND ancient accounts.  Giving themselves a license to discount its relevance to 'their life today'  I say - (with NO authority) NOT TRUE AND can NOT be further from the TRUTH.

We ALL Know History Repeats itself.  The readings here in the O.T. show God's response through His Prophet of that day to Two Groups of People.  One that kept their vows, therefore God's foundation.  And those that chose to not.  I find it VERY interestitng - God's choice of WORD here, to underline : Jer. 34:17 in part...

"...so I now proclaim 'freedom' for you, declares The Lord - 'FREEDOM' to fall..."

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Now that is PRETTY dang sobering to those brave enough to LISTEN!

Can not help but equate this/these to the United States of America to a degree.  'Jaazaniah' means- 'the Lord will listen' a common name that also appeared on a stamp or seal, from its day 600 B.C.

"One Nation Under God"  "In God We Trust" on the History of America, our seals, our currency, our documentations.

Some think its time to 'get current' and  'tolerant' and 'unprejudiced' ???  Whatever they choose to call it.  They think it wiser to ERASE our heritage and our history.  This, does anybody think it may be wiser to take our lessons from HISTORY?  Take God out? He, the only ONE who HAS NO PREJUDICE and LOVES ALL no matter color, creed, sex - His ALL is the Truth of ALL.... Created.

To remove God from our foundation is the Sovereignty of Gods FREE WILL CHOICE HE will always leave in our hands to choose.  In reply - Do we REALLY want to hear from God this:
"So I now proclaim 'freedom' for you" declares the Lord- "'Freedom' to fall..." ??????????

We ARE 'The Land of The FREE' Historically, Foundationally, THAT FREEDOM came at a very high price, with a very sound foundation: "In God We Trust" and ' One Nation Under God"

I pray we both personally and collectively as a NATION - NEVER choose to throw our TRUE freedom away.  It is because 'In God We Trust' we are free to LIVE abundantly, and 'will never fail to have a man (women or child) to serve' Me (God).

'...the Truth will set you free...'  That quote many like to share and it is the whisper in my ear that ultimately brought me to the Word of God after trying to find the truth and purpose of it everywhere else.  Here is 'The Truth" spoke of in that quote: ' ...Jesus said, 'IF you hold to My teachings (KJV-Word) you are really My disciples.  Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free." (John 8:31-32)

God will always give you the free will to 'believe' whatever you want to believe.  Be prepared to LIVE with the consequences of YOUR choices.

There is an Absolute Truth, whether you choose to believe it or not, Its Truth will remain.

I profess, have sought the Truth, have met the Truth, and have come to know the freedom of abiding in the Truth,.  Jesus is the way, the Truth and the life.  He IS God WITH US... if we choose Him to be.  The choice is forever our own to make.  NO ONE can make it for us.

Leaders need to choose carefully, for the choices they make greatly effect others.  America grew to be Great, and the land of the FREE by the foundational choices her leaders took.

Nothing has changed.  Hear this lesson from history, both personally and as a part of this Great Nation.
Which Word of the Lord do you desire to hear:
'so I now proclaim 'freedom' for you.' declares the Lord- 'freedom' to fall...'
OR
'will never fail to have a mann to serve' - Me" -God.  In Jesus' name.
AMEN

GOD by love gave us GRACE through Jesus and from Him fellowship with The Holy Spirit as our Counselor.
We all arrived to Christ the same way:
Amazing LOVE
Amazing GRACE
Amazing TRUTH
          may WE reflect these in Jesus' name - AMEN