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2 Peter, 2022, A Quick Hello

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1 Peter 2

Just this to ponder:

11 Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and temporary residents not to give in to the desires of your old nature, which keep warring against you;
12 but to live such good lives among the pagans that even though they now speak against you as evil-doers, they will, as a result of seeing your good actions, give glory to God on the Day of his coming.  source

to ponder for the sake of living in our present distress. 

I am anticipating beginning as early as Friday that I may be away from our screen here for several days — if I find enough quiet moments strung together to write, I will. 
Please know that I will be praying for you and soon I shall return LORD willing.
Yes, the sabbatical is for pleasant, happy reasons —  

 

2 Corinthians, 2 Peter, 2022, Gospel of John, Praying with my Sisters and Brothers in Holy Faith, Questions, Zechariah

I Need to Pray with You

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Father GOD, thank You that You shall yet send The LORD of GLORY to this earth again; that He will live and reign here as He deserves, and thank You for every son and daughter that will see that glorious day. 
Holy Spirit, I have read that it is Your will and Your mission to convict and convince humans of sin, of righteousness and judgment to come, I pray, I pled for You to do this for the many people loved by not only myself but all who come here to read and pray. I do not pretend to know Your timing; I do not pretend to know the future timing of those things You have told us shall be, I wait for You to do as You have promised and warned that You would. I am aware that people are perishing daily. Even so, I know that is not Your will for You have said it is not Your will that any should perish. So thank You for Your mercy, thank You for Your gifts of conviction and repentance; thank You for seeking out the Lost, thank You for rescuing every willing soul from pits of sin. I pray, Father, to see a harvest of souls. I pray to see people rescued and delivered from the kingdom of darkness into Your glorious Light.  Amen and amen based solely on the Merits of JESUS the MESSIAH. 

John 16:8 
2 Peter 3:9
2 Corinthians 4:4

This is the GOD to whom we pray:

How could we not?
How could we not seek Him?
What could be more than HE?
2 Peter, 2022, Gospel of John, Malachi, Psalms

Nine Words

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Malachi 4

I am taking 9 words from Malachi 4 as my focus for this piece.
Actually, in my Complete Jewish Bible, there is no chapter 4 but there is a Chapter 3 continuing beyond verse 18, and it is in these beyond verses that these 9 words reside. 

Allow me to give you a link to the CJB and a link to NASB, KJV, and NLT.

So what are the words?

“on the day when I take action,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.”

These words encourage me. These words give me patience. 
These words crucify my flesh that wants to rise up in fear and anger. 
Why?

Because these words tell me GOD is going to take action. If we read the whole of the Text we see upon whom He is going to take action. 
That is and I quote from verse 1 (or 19 depending on your translation): “all the proud and evildoers”.

Let us be honest. 

Right now today we don’t see His actions against the proud and the evildoers, particularly for several years now. 
We see them doing their evil with no punishment, little if any visible restraint — but that will not always be. 

So take heart, my brothers and sisters. Take heart. 
Fret not because of evildoers. (Psalm 37)

Let us focus not on the evil but on our Father who does all things well, perfectly well, and perfectly on time. 

And remember too that just because we do not see His Hand does not mean He is not working. 
I mean JESUS told us He was preparing a dwelling place for us — we have not seen it yet but we believe, we KNOW He does not lie and He is surely preparing just as He said. (John 14:3)

So.
In the time we have left on this earth, let us live in love and trust; let us repent and forsake fear and anger; which will open us to sharing the Gospel of JESUS with anyone in our path who is willing to hear. 

Our Father wants NO ONE to perish. (2 Peter 3:9)
That must be our desire as well. 

P.S.  The nine words — “on the day when I take action,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.”

It’s a set date, y’all.
Did you notice that? 

 

2 Peter, 2021, Isaiah, Political awareness

An Unveiling

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As I begin to type this piece we are hours away from an unveiling.
Many prophesies have been given and very soon we will behold with our eyes if those prophesies were the words of man or the Word of GOD. 

Some have said whatever happens is GOD’s will.
I’m not on board with that.
I have seen the time when GOD in His wisdom allowed man to have what he/she thought they wanted — that doesn’t mean it is His will.
So let’s not lay the blame at His feet if today goes as man has been scheming for decades.

It is never GOD’s will (desire) for evil to triumph even for a season.
So why does He allow it?     
WISDOM.
His Wisdom.
Wisdom we most often presently are unable to comprehend.

Will GOD yet get glory from whatever comes today?
For sure He will.
Will He redeem and make good for His children whatever shameful and godless acts occur today?
Absolutely He will. However, it may take a while and we best hang with Him for the long haul.

So, today and days to come will be proving ground for us – let’s not fail our Father or each other. 
This I know without prayer and Scripture I will surely fail. 
How about you? 

Father, I sure hope those guys are right but if they are not YOU are still MY GOD and my Saviour.  Hallelujah and Amen. 

Isaiah 55:8-9  (NKJV)
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. source

2 Peter 3:9  (NKJV) 
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. source