Greater love has no man...

   When Jesus said "the Kingdom belongs to such as these..." I believe He was stating what the attitude of our hearts must be. Children don't assume, they don't prejudge, they merely wish to "belong", and be at peace...

Matt_19:14  But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.

   Those of you out there that have out of necessity or choice, have taken on the role as adoptive parents, can share in the joy the Father wished upon all of us! I say God bless'm! When you decide to rescue a child from abortion, an unwanted pregnancy, or a life of fear and hunger, you have received them in the name of the Son and the Father put His blessing is upon you...

Mark_9:37  Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

   In many ways you are fulfilling Malachi's warning in the last verse of the Old Testament, Malachi 4:5,6, quoted here by Jesus.

Luke_1:17  And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

   Because a father's intention to raise a child along with his wife descends to the very depth of our being where the longing to rear a human being in the nurturing and admonition of the Lord resides, the deeply rooted emotions, anchored in our souls clearly out way any fleeting thought of burden...

John_15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

   This great joy, the grasping of a soul that will be raised in His love is an overwhelming meditation... and we have the rest of our lives to find out why...

The Pearl of great price

   The world has become a quest for things... we as a nation are a people on a quest for things. There are things in life that are worthy of the quest, but I must realize what are important, and what are simply fleeting. To say that I need more things is somewhat abstract due to our ever changing circumstances. Most "things" are temporal, and are only suited to satisfy my immediate desire to fulfill some feeling of need...

   When silent, or near there, my soul can almost touch the deep inner longing in the God shaped vacuum of my heart. I can choose to meander along in this quest, or not. The eventual outcome is true serenity, but the distractions I see around me at times overwhelm my sense of steadfastness, and the shiny object gets my attention, as a friend describes it... I then miss out on an encounter that can far surpass any "thing" that may bring me short term release.

   So you ask, why doth my soul not travail much in His Presence...

   Well... If it were up to my soul to control this inward fleshly, solitary being called "me" I could... "the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak..." no excuses, just reasons. My intellect cannot always win the battle in my mind to go out and pause for a while without some form of external stimulation, which often finds itself manifested as the "next need."

   I must exercise my will in order to overcome this frailty of my human existence, and enter in to the nurturing of my true Need... that only God can fulfill... I must invest in this relationship in order to receive...


Mat 13:43  Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
Mat 13:44  The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Mat 13:45  Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a merchant seeking goodly pearls:
Mat 13:46  and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

"Lord I give you my heart... I give you my soul... Lord have your way in me..."

 

 

EMAIL Posting...

    I tested this today to see just how it worked. It showed up as a successful test... trying to find the ways to make posting more spontaneous, and more frequent... I'll post this and then edit it later see to how much can be done with it after the fact!
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Thanks, and have a great Sunday!

Day By Day By New Years Day...

   I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions, but as I commented earlier, I desire to be a better Blogger. But mostly, I desire to see Him more clearly day by day... 'for it is only in Him that we find the true meaning of life. Eternity... the Father sent the Son to be born on Christmas day... to live, laugh and Love among His people, and then to sacrifice Himself for our sins... you may not agree with that, or have come to this knowledge yet, but the simple Truth is that the Bible is a book of Prophecy and History. Archaeologists have proven it's authenticity over and over again... the track record is irrefutable  and even without the awesome relationship that I've had with the Living God for almost 42 years, I would believe because History has proven to those who will listen, that Lo and Behold that simple Message in the Bible was true after all...He lives!

ENJOY!

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Sorry, I forgot my mobile posts are pretty short!

…› It's been a long time since I shared anything here... Its been a really long 'couple of years... After recovering from two major injuries in the last seven years, which resulted in three major surgeries, I'm ready to get back on track! No resolutions this year, just resolute to be a better blogger...

Happy New Year to you!