Luke 24: 27, 32, 45
And beginning with Moses and with all the Prophets, He explained to them all the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the Road while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?"
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
On the Road to Emmaus, the Resurrected Jesus appears to Cleopas and his companion, who could have been his wife Mary, who was with Jesus' mother at the foot of the Cross (John 19:25).
What a marvelous conversation that must have been, as our Lord Himself explained to them all the Scriptures, the whole Old Testament, concerning Himself, and opened their minds to understand.
Now God has given us His Holy Spirit to teach us and give us understanding of what He is saying to us in the Scriptures. It's His Spirit in us showing us a right understanding of this cryptic Book.
To the World it seems to be written in code, that is hard to understand. But to us who have His Spirit, it all makes perfect sense. The whole Old Testament is about Jesus, the Lord God of the Patriarchs. The whole New Testament is also about Jesus, fulfilling everything that was written about Him in the Old Testament.
All the dots do connect, and the more dots we can connect, the broader and clearer we see the picture of God's Great Plan of the Ages.
O my Father, I pray that You would continue to open my mind to an ever greater understanding of how all Your Word fits together.
I prayed a decade ago to, "not be led aside by men's teachings and opinions. Retrain my mind to discard whatever is not in accord with Your Plan."
And You answered that prayer, Father. You have been showing me Your ways; Your past accomplishments, what You are doing now, and to how recognize what You will complete and finish in days to come. And also my part in Your Plan.
You have taught me how to connect so many of the dots, to see and comprehend so much of that Big Picture of all You are doing!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
So Many Opportunities
Luke 23: 6, 11
Now Herod (Antipas) was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.... And Herod, with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
Herod Antipas may not have been as ruthless and violent as his father Herod the Great (Matthew 2:16-18) or his brother Herod Archelaus (Matthew 2:19-22), but he still imprisoned John the Baptist for calling him on his immorality in marrying his brother Philip's wife (Matthew 14:3-5; Mark 6:17-20), then beheaded John to honor a foolish promise (Matthew 14:6-11; Mark 6:21-28).
He had listened to John's teachings, conversing with him while in prison (Mark 6:20), but killed him anyway (Matthew 14:10; Mark 6:16).
Now he gets an opportunity to see Jesus, but treats the whole incident as a joke!
So many opportunities to turn, but squanders them all.
How blind he was to Your goodness to him, Father.
Give me Your eyes to see the lost with Your love, Lord. Give me Your words and boldness to speak persuasively, to draw Your lost sheep into the fold.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Now Herod (Antipas) was very glad when he saw Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping to see some sign performed by Him.... And Herod, with his soldiers, after treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
Herod Antipas may not have been as ruthless and violent as his father Herod the Great (Matthew 2:16-18) or his brother Herod Archelaus (Matthew 2:19-22), but he still imprisoned John the Baptist for calling him on his immorality in marrying his brother Philip's wife (Matthew 14:3-5; Mark 6:17-20), then beheaded John to honor a foolish promise (Matthew 14:6-11; Mark 6:21-28).
He had listened to John's teachings, conversing with him while in prison (Mark 6:20), but killed him anyway (Matthew 14:10; Mark 6:16).
Now he gets an opportunity to see Jesus, but treats the whole incident as a joke!
So many opportunities to turn, but squanders them all.
How blind he was to Your goodness to him, Father.
Give me Your eyes to see the lost with Your love, Lord. Give me Your words and boldness to speak persuasively, to draw Your lost sheep into the fold.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Monday, May 7, 2018
Relying On Flesh Or Spirit?
Luke 22: 61-62
And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, Before a cock crows today, you will deny me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.
Peter was still relying on his flesh, and gave in to the fear and pressure and denied he even knew Him. Three times.
It took a direct eye-to-eye look from His bloody face to remind Peter.
And Peter recognized the weakness of his own flesh.
But then Peter went out and wept, he didn't hang himself. He trusted Jesus' love for him, even in this betrayal. He did not despair, he got discouraged. And his tears showed that he repented.
Then after Jesus' Resurrection, He restored Peter.
Since Peter had denied Him three times, Jesus asked him to affirm his love for Him three times. And Peter could then understand how hard it was for Jesus to hear those denials.
May I always remember how weak my flesh is, and remember to rely on Him for every word and action.
O my Father, thank You so much that You really are with me and in me all the time. That You will never leave me to manage alone. No matter what circumstances I may find myself in, I trust You to strengthen me and give me Your wisdom to handle the situation, no matter what it is.
I trust You, Father, to lead me and guide me into the path that You have placed before me. Whenever I come to a fork in that path, show me the road less taken, that I will serve You in serving those who would not have the knowledge of You otherwise.
Thank You that You began a good work in me and you will perform it until I am perfected in That Day.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, Before a cock crows today, you will deny me three times. And he went out and wept bitterly.
Peter was still relying on his flesh, and gave in to the fear and pressure and denied he even knew Him. Three times.
It took a direct eye-to-eye look from His bloody face to remind Peter.
And Peter recognized the weakness of his own flesh.
But then Peter went out and wept, he didn't hang himself. He trusted Jesus' love for him, even in this betrayal. He did not despair, he got discouraged. And his tears showed that he repented.
Then after Jesus' Resurrection, He restored Peter.
Since Peter had denied Him three times, Jesus asked him to affirm his love for Him three times. And Peter could then understand how hard it was for Jesus to hear those denials.
May I always remember how weak my flesh is, and remember to rely on Him for every word and action.
O my Father, thank You so much that You really are with me and in me all the time. That You will never leave me to manage alone. No matter what circumstances I may find myself in, I trust You to strengthen me and give me Your wisdom to handle the situation, no matter what it is.
I trust You, Father, to lead me and guide me into the path that You have placed before me. Whenever I come to a fork in that path, show me the road less taken, that I will serve You in serving those who would not have the knowledge of You otherwise.
Thank You that You began a good work in me and you will perform it until I am perfected in That Day.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Whose Ways?
Leviticus 18: 1-5; 19:2
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God.
You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you are not to walk in their statutes.
You are to perform My judgments, and be careful to keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God.
So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.
...You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
God is instructing Moses to teach all the people to not pay attention to any of the peoples that live around them. Not where they came from nor where they are going.
These other people don't know God, so they are unaware of His ways. God is the Source of everything we need for life: Water, Air, Food, and Light. And we now know that Life itself is spiritual. And Jesus is the Living Water, the Breath of Life, the Bread of Life, and the Light of the World.
Over and over I read in Scripture that I am to "be careful" and to "pay attention" to what God says. He is my Teacher, and His Holy Spirit in me is my Guide Who manifests His Truth to my understanding.
We become like those we hang out with, spend time with. And Who or what we worship. Look at the character and moral values of those you call your friends. Hang out with God every day in His Word. Worship with your spiritual brothers and sisters each week. Become aware of God's presence with you every moment of every day, and hang with Him.
Brother Andrew had the right idea, he called it, "practicing the presence of God."
O my Father, I do want to hang out with You. I want to to become like You. You are holy--separate from everything else. I want to be different from those who are of this World, even though I live in this World.
Father, help me to recognize all the nuances of the differences between being in the World and being of the World. My primary citizenship is in Your Kingdom, and my National citizenship is secondary to it.
Give me Your strength to stand up against the unrighteousness that wants to take over my Nation, with the gentleness and kindness You have shown me.
Your Power and Authority is paramount in Your Universe that You put our Earth into, yet You rule over it all with compassion and patience, waiting for us to choose Your ways and accept Your bountiful gifts.
One Day that patience will give way to Your Authority to rule. Your Son, our Lord God, will return to this Earth to conquer His enemies and set up His Throne as King; and every eye will behold Him, and every knee will bow to Him, and every tongue will admit that He is Lord (Boss) over all the Universe (Isaiah 45:23-24, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10, Revelation 5:13).
Until that Day arrives, Father, strengthen me to keep on keeping on, to "occupy" until my Lord returns, as He taught in the parable in Luke 19:11-27. Show me how to do my work that You have given me to do to proclaim Your Word and Your ways to the World, spreading the Seed of the Gospel of Salvation and the Kingdom among the Nations of peoples who are desperate for help, the help only You can provide.
Bring into the fold all Your lost sheep, my Shepherd; climb the mountains and reach into the crags to draw them out of the darkness of deception and lies into the glorious Light of Your Truth. Use me and the words You give me to share with them in this honorable work. And increase my stamina to never quit. Keep me keeping on, until the last moment before Your Glorious Appearing.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, I am the Lord your God.
You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived, nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you; you are not to walk in their statutes.
You are to perform My judgments, and be careful to keep My statutes, to live in accord with them; I am the Lord your God.
So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, by which a man may live if he does them; I am the Lord.
...You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.
God is instructing Moses to teach all the people to not pay attention to any of the peoples that live around them. Not where they came from nor where they are going.
These other people don't know God, so they are unaware of His ways. God is the Source of everything we need for life: Water, Air, Food, and Light. And we now know that Life itself is spiritual. And Jesus is the Living Water, the Breath of Life, the Bread of Life, and the Light of the World.
Over and over I read in Scripture that I am to "be careful" and to "pay attention" to what God says. He is my Teacher, and His Holy Spirit in me is my Guide Who manifests His Truth to my understanding.
We become like those we hang out with, spend time with. And Who or what we worship. Look at the character and moral values of those you call your friends. Hang out with God every day in His Word. Worship with your spiritual brothers and sisters each week. Become aware of God's presence with you every moment of every day, and hang with Him.
Brother Andrew had the right idea, he called it, "practicing the presence of God."
O my Father, I do want to hang out with You. I want to to become like You. You are holy--separate from everything else. I want to be different from those who are of this World, even though I live in this World.
Father, help me to recognize all the nuances of the differences between being in the World and being of the World. My primary citizenship is in Your Kingdom, and my National citizenship is secondary to it.
Give me Your strength to stand up against the unrighteousness that wants to take over my Nation, with the gentleness and kindness You have shown me.
Your Power and Authority is paramount in Your Universe that You put our Earth into, yet You rule over it all with compassion and patience, waiting for us to choose Your ways and accept Your bountiful gifts.
One Day that patience will give way to Your Authority to rule. Your Son, our Lord God, will return to this Earth to conquer His enemies and set up His Throne as King; and every eye will behold Him, and every knee will bow to Him, and every tongue will admit that He is Lord (Boss) over all the Universe (Isaiah 45:23-24, Romans 14:11, Philippians 2:10, Revelation 5:13).
Until that Day arrives, Father, strengthen me to keep on keeping on, to "occupy" until my Lord returns, as He taught in the parable in Luke 19:11-27. Show me how to do my work that You have given me to do to proclaim Your Word and Your ways to the World, spreading the Seed of the Gospel of Salvation and the Kingdom among the Nations of peoples who are desperate for help, the help only You can provide.
Bring into the fold all Your lost sheep, my Shepherd; climb the mountains and reach into the crags to draw them out of the darkness of deception and lies into the glorious Light of Your Truth. Use me and the words You give me to share with them in this honorable work. And increase my stamina to never quit. Keep me keeping on, until the last moment before Your Glorious Appearing.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Saturday, May 5, 2018
A Long War
II Samuel 3:1
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger but the house of Saul grew weaker continually.
Back in that day, when there was a change in administration (a new king), the usual process was the complete elimination of all of the former king's relatives and supporters. But David would not do that.
Even after Saul and Jonathan had died, their supporters still fought against David. God was with David, so he grew steadily stronger.
I look at the political reality today, with the change of administrations.
In the past the outgoing administration accepted the election of the new President and worked with him to enact his new policies.
What has happened this time is that the former administration's people who are still there still want to promote their own agenda, and seem to be working against the duly elected head of state; so we also have a "war" between two "houses."
May the Lord Who strengthened David also strengthen His choice who He has caused to be lawfully elected, and allow the previous "house" to grow weaker continually.
May the Lord continue to look upon this Nation with favor, as we turn our eyes upon Him and elect His choices to continually strengthen the righteousness that is growing back into our political life, little by little.
May we all become informed voters, becoming aware of who the people are who want to represent us in all the elected offices our political system provides. May we all examine their characters and the morality of their lives and their views, so we will recognize the most appropriate candidate to vote for.
When we are granted a voice in our own government, we would do well to consider that responsibility, and realize how powerful our voices are at the ballot box. Every vote counts, just like every person God saves is valuable and part of God's family.
Is any member of your own family not important to you? Of course not. We value our own family members, individually, as our Heavenly Father does.
And the same way, every vote counts, as it is added to every other vote, to raise up into office the specific person who could best do that particular job with integrity and passion.
God is working out His great Plan of the Ages through our choices. Every day is another day closer to the completion of His Plan, when He will manifest to the World His own righteous King.
O my Father, thank You for allowing us to each have a say in our own government. Help us to discharge our responsibilities in a manner pleasing to You, and work in Your strength to return Your righteousness to this Nation.
I pray, Father, that Your children all over the World would see where You have given them Your power to bring Your ways into their own Nations, to influence their own Leaders to follow Your ways.
And may You continue to work out Your great Plan of the Ages, drawing us all closer each day to that final Day of the Lord.
And help me to "occupy" until the return of my King.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; and David grew steadily stronger but the house of Saul grew weaker continually.
Back in that day, when there was a change in administration (a new king), the usual process was the complete elimination of all of the former king's relatives and supporters. But David would not do that.
Even after Saul and Jonathan had died, their supporters still fought against David. God was with David, so he grew steadily stronger.
I look at the political reality today, with the change of administrations.
In the past the outgoing administration accepted the election of the new President and worked with him to enact his new policies.
What has happened this time is that the former administration's people who are still there still want to promote their own agenda, and seem to be working against the duly elected head of state; so we also have a "war" between two "houses."
May the Lord Who strengthened David also strengthen His choice who He has caused to be lawfully elected, and allow the previous "house" to grow weaker continually.
May the Lord continue to look upon this Nation with favor, as we turn our eyes upon Him and elect His choices to continually strengthen the righteousness that is growing back into our political life, little by little.
May we all become informed voters, becoming aware of who the people are who want to represent us in all the elected offices our political system provides. May we all examine their characters and the morality of their lives and their views, so we will recognize the most appropriate candidate to vote for.
When we are granted a voice in our own government, we would do well to consider that responsibility, and realize how powerful our voices are at the ballot box. Every vote counts, just like every person God saves is valuable and part of God's family.
Is any member of your own family not important to you? Of course not. We value our own family members, individually, as our Heavenly Father does.
And the same way, every vote counts, as it is added to every other vote, to raise up into office the specific person who could best do that particular job with integrity and passion.
God is working out His great Plan of the Ages through our choices. Every day is another day closer to the completion of His Plan, when He will manifest to the World His own righteous King.
O my Father, thank You for allowing us to each have a say in our own government. Help us to discharge our responsibilities in a manner pleasing to You, and work in Your strength to return Your righteousness to this Nation.
I pray, Father, that Your children all over the World would see where You have given them Your power to bring Your ways into their own Nations, to influence their own Leaders to follow Your ways.
And may You continue to work out Your great Plan of the Ages, drawing us all closer each day to that final Day of the Lord.
And help me to "occupy" until the return of my King.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Friday, May 4, 2018
Pleasures Forever
Psalm 16: 11
(NIV) You have made known to me the path of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence,
With eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
(GWT) You make the path of Life known to me.
Complete joy is in Your presence.
Pleasures are by Your side forever.
God's goal for us is to be like Christ; to have His Life, His purity and wholesomeness, His beauty and glory, His authority under Him to rule over all Creation, and to enjoy all the pleasures and advantages that brings.
People who don't understand this can think that God is vindictive, looking for where He can whack us up the side of the head for every little infraction.
Not at all!
God is Love. Everything He does comes from that Love.
Love means He will bless us as much as we can stand.
Love also means He will not force Himself on anyone who rejects His offer, and let them have their own will--to spend eternity in the absence of all God is.
This is not what He wants, He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, because all their chances to choose Him are gone.
God told Ezekiel to tell the Israelites who were exiled to Babylon to turn around (repent) and turn back to the Lord God. He said, Rid yourselves of all the offences you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live! (18:31-32).
And Ezekiel says again, As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel? (33:11).
God is good. He is our standard for discerning what is good and what is evil. The better we know God and learn His ways and follow them, the more He can bless us, both in this life and in the life to come.
But those who reject Good, deciding "for themselves" what they think they want, expecting that things will turn out "all right," tend to find themselves in the midst of trials and troubles, and even addicted to the pleasures of this World. Anything this World provides is never the end--only a means to an eternal end, whether good or bad.
How much better it is all around to submit to God, admit that He is Sovereign Lord, and seek His Truth.
When we seek Him honestly and sincerely, with an open mind to receive whatever He would give, even if it's not what I thought it would be; and trust Him no matter what; then even if troubles come in the meantime, we can still know that it will all come out right, and submit ourselves to His loving hand.
This life is our school. We are to learn during the few days of life that we have here. Schooling includes testing, as well as rewards.
And our final rewards will be beyond anything we can even imagine.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
(NIV) You have made known to me the path of life;
You will fill me with joy in Your presence,
With eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
(GWT) You make the path of Life known to me.
Complete joy is in Your presence.
Pleasures are by Your side forever.
God's goal for us is to be like Christ; to have His Life, His purity and wholesomeness, His beauty and glory, His authority under Him to rule over all Creation, and to enjoy all the pleasures and advantages that brings.
People who don't understand this can think that God is vindictive, looking for where He can whack us up the side of the head for every little infraction.
Not at all!
God is Love. Everything He does comes from that Love.
Love means He will bless us as much as we can stand.
Love also means He will not force Himself on anyone who rejects His offer, and let them have their own will--to spend eternity in the absence of all God is.
This is not what He wants, He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, because all their chances to choose Him are gone.
God told Ezekiel to tell the Israelites who were exiled to Babylon to turn around (repent) and turn back to the Lord God. He said, Rid yourselves of all the offences you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, O house of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live! (18:31-32).
And Ezekiel says again, As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, O house of Israel? (33:11).
God is good. He is our standard for discerning what is good and what is evil. The better we know God and learn His ways and follow them, the more He can bless us, both in this life and in the life to come.
But those who reject Good, deciding "for themselves" what they think they want, expecting that things will turn out "all right," tend to find themselves in the midst of trials and troubles, and even addicted to the pleasures of this World. Anything this World provides is never the end--only a means to an eternal end, whether good or bad.
How much better it is all around to submit to God, admit that He is Sovereign Lord, and seek His Truth.
When we seek Him honestly and sincerely, with an open mind to receive whatever He would give, even if it's not what I thought it would be; and trust Him no matter what; then even if troubles come in the meantime, we can still know that it will all come out right, and submit ourselves to His loving hand.
This life is our school. We are to learn during the few days of life that we have here. Schooling includes testing, as well as rewards.
And our final rewards will be beyond anything we can even imagine.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
Thursday, May 3, 2018
To Understand
Nehemiah 8: 1-8
V. 3 From daybreak until noon [Ezra] read from [the Book of Moses] in the courtyard in front of Water Gate to the men, women and children who could understand it. All the people listened to the Book of Moses' Teachings.
Vs. 7-8 The Levites (they are all named, 14 of them) explained the Teachings to the people while they were standing there. They read the Book of God's Teachings clearly and explained the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.
When the Israelites were given permission to return home to Jerusalem, many of them left Babylon and came back to the Promised Land, to rebuild the Temple and the wall around the city.
They had been in exile for 70 years, so they hadn't been able to access the Scriptures during that time of slavery. That's why they asked Ezra to read them the written record of all they were to do to worship the Lord God.
Ezra the Priest stood on a raised wooden platform made for this occasion, standing above everyone else, so they could all hear him.
And the Levites that were there spread themselves out in front of all the people to make sure the listeners could clearly understand all the technnical aspects and details of all the precepts and regulations so that they would be able to perform all the sacrifices with a proper intent.
We might say that God wrote the Bible in a kind of code that takes the guidance of His Holy Spirit to decode. Many "scholars" who don't have God's Spirit have tried to understand, but have missed the whole point of it all.
My efforts with this blog is to share what I believe God's Spirit has been teaching me as I study His Word.
I want people to know what God is saying, and to understand why He says what He says, and why He tells us these things. He has spoken plainly, always in the recipients' spoken tongue (Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic), because He wants all of us to realize how close He is to each one of us.
And the Bible as been translated into countless (I don't have that number handy) languages, the heart-tongues of peoples all over the World. Our God speaks all languages, God gave language to Mankind because words have great power.
Our words have power to build up or destroy one another. God's Word has the power to give Life to each one of us who seek Him.
May God bless each reader of this blog, my humble effort to offer Life to each one of you. May these words give you a clear understanding of what God wants us all to know; to receive that Life He offers through His Son; and to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
V. 3 From daybreak until noon [Ezra] read from [the Book of Moses] in the courtyard in front of Water Gate to the men, women and children who could understand it. All the people listened to the Book of Moses' Teachings.
Vs. 7-8 The Levites (they are all named, 14 of them) explained the Teachings to the people while they were standing there. They read the Book of God's Teachings clearly and explained the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.
When the Israelites were given permission to return home to Jerusalem, many of them left Babylon and came back to the Promised Land, to rebuild the Temple and the wall around the city.
They had been in exile for 70 years, so they hadn't been able to access the Scriptures during that time of slavery. That's why they asked Ezra to read them the written record of all they were to do to worship the Lord God.
Ezra the Priest stood on a raised wooden platform made for this occasion, standing above everyone else, so they could all hear him.
And the Levites that were there spread themselves out in front of all the people to make sure the listeners could clearly understand all the technnical aspects and details of all the precepts and regulations so that they would be able to perform all the sacrifices with a proper intent.
We might say that God wrote the Bible in a kind of code that takes the guidance of His Holy Spirit to decode. Many "scholars" who don't have God's Spirit have tried to understand, but have missed the whole point of it all.
My efforts with this blog is to share what I believe God's Spirit has been teaching me as I study His Word.
I want people to know what God is saying, and to understand why He says what He says, and why He tells us these things. He has spoken plainly, always in the recipients' spoken tongue (Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic), because He wants all of us to realize how close He is to each one of us.
And the Bible as been translated into countless (I don't have that number handy) languages, the heart-tongues of peoples all over the World. Our God speaks all languages, God gave language to Mankind because words have great power.
Our words have power to build up or destroy one another. God's Word has the power to give Life to each one of us who seek Him.
May God bless each reader of this blog, my humble effort to offer Life to each one of you. May these words give you a clear understanding of what God wants us all to know; to receive that Life He offers through His Son; and to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
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