July-09 From Mk-1 Heb-9

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a paraphrased scripture study

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GospeL Verses ~ Mark 1:35-39

35 - Rising early in the morning, while it was still dark, he went out to a solitary place for prayer. 36 And Simon (Peter) and those who were with him searched for him, 37 and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 He answered, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that’s why I came.” 39 And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in the meeting places/synagogues and casting out demons.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ Hebrews 9:15-20 ~

15 - Therefore he is the mediator [mesítēs - a mediator, go between, intervenes to restore peace between two parties, especially as it fulfills a compact or ratifies a covenant/contract, guaranteeing the performance of all the terms stipulated in an agreement] of a new covenant, so that those who are called, may receive the promised unfading inheritance, since a death has occurred that delivers/ransoms them from the transgressions [parabasis - a going aside, deviating, overstepping] (straying) committed (and made pLain) under (and by) the first covenant. 16 For where a will is involved, the death of the one who made it must be established. 17 As a will of course, takes effect only at their death, and not as long as the one who made it is alive. 18 Therefore not even the first covenant was sworn in without blood. 19 For when every commandment of the law had been spoken by Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20 saying, “This is the blood of the covenant that God commanded FOR you.”

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 5:1-11

Hebrews 9:21-24

Acts & Rev - weekly

And currently Malachi, recently Zechariah, Daniel

psalms - jan-1-19 / feb-2o's / mar-3o's / apr-4o's / may-5o's / jun-6o's / jul-7o's / aug-8o's / sep-9o's / oct-100-110 / nov-11o's / dec-12o-15o ..the psalms are very prophetical in an overview sense.

Is.11:7 - The lion will eat straw like the ox!⛲️

                📜🍞+🍷🕊️(+Logic)

             Be a whole burnt offering

                w/ prayer like incense.

                  This slow gehenna

                     will make all of

                        us clear as

                           crystal.

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The Bread and The Wine

Quiet reading, contemplation and prayer time is absolutely necessary if one is to make any progress in the spiritual/christian life. The spirit man/woman cannot grow without nourishment. And our nourishment is the Bread and the Wine. Jesus said it on the very evening before he was crucified (executed in our place, declaring and making us innocent). And remember Melchizedek? Giving Abraham bread and wine? Man/Woman "shall not live on bread alone, but upon every word from God".. And Jesus is our new wine for he gives us the Holy Spirit.. Fresh and new, not sour and old.. Human thoughts are like strands.. Like jumbled thoughts piled willy nilly atop one another.. Tangled questions and negatives left over from rushing hither and yon and helter skelter. Our "High Priest" is the only one who can untangle the knots. Quiet reading, contemplation and prayer time is how we draw close to God and attune ourselves to the peaceful quietness of His Spirit and Presence, so that we are in him, and he is in us. We have one rule to live by. Love God. Consciously loving God (praising, worshiping God) opens us up to the stream of God and His Spirit and Presence flowing into and through us. This is called "waiting upon God" and resting in his "finished work". This is the new covenant (contract) with God. And it is all received "by faith" from beginning to end. It's grace, and it's the only system that works. For it releases the POWER of God. "There's none good but God." Jesus said. That means all good, all transforming power, self improvement, comes only from God. No amount of human striving "to be good" will cut it. You see God is "all in all". He's Life and He's Perfection. Ultimately he's the only dimension, the only reality, and all will be an eternal un-breakable paradise. Anyone coming along and saying you must follow this rule, or follow that rule (usually having to do with foods and days of worship) "have fallen from grace"! "God is Love" - fill ourselves with Him - "Love works no ill" .."does no harm". If we fill ourselves with God, we will not cheat others, steal, hurt, etc, etc. Every day is a day of worship. He "is the vine, we are the branches". When we wait, by reading, contemplation and prayer, if he should seem to delay showing up, we simply continue expectant, unruffled and peaceful "waiting upon God". Fully expectant, and knowing.. Keep waiting. He will show up (become apparent to us). Absolutely guaranteed.