Sept-17 From Lk-12 1Thes-1

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Today’s GospeL Verses ~ Luke 12:22-40

22 - Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you, don’t be anxious about your life, what you will eat, or what you will wear. 23 For life is much more than food, and clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, they don’t sow, neither do they reap. They have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds of the air! 25 And which of you, by worrying, can add a single hour to your  life? 26 If then you’re not able to do such as that, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider the flowers, the lilies of the field. They don’t toil, nor do they spin. But I tell you, even Solomon in all of his glory wasn’t clothed like one of them. 28 And if God so clothes the grass, which is alive today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!” (I read somewhere that grass was burned as fuel, but I think this also refers to entropy, this fading away, this slow gehenna ..that at times flares up into earthly judgments of wars, aka, results. Dust to dust, called God’s wrath. Cause and effect, this unavoidable, all important contrast, the “valley of the shadow of death”, a sliw burning gehenna.) 29 “And don’t seek what you are to eat, and what you are to drink, and don’t fret or be worried. 30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things. And your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, seek God’s kingdom, and then these things will be added to you as well! 32 Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give to you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions! And give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that won’t grow old. And with treasure stored in the heavens that doesn’t fade away. And no thief gets to, and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, is where your heart will be also.

     35 Stay dressed and ready for action. And keep your lamps burning. 36 Be like those who are waiting for their master/mister to come home from the wedding feast. That they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he arrives. Truly, I tell you, he will dress himself for service and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! 39 But know this, that if the master [oikodespotés - From oikos and despotes - a head of a family -- goodman of the house, householder, head] of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would be watching and not neglecting his house to be broken into [diorussó - dug through, broken through]. 40 You also must be ready [hetoimos - prepared, ready because prepared, ready to meet the opportunity or challenge at hand, ready because the necessary preparations are done] for the Son of Man comes at an hour you do not suppose [dokéō – properly - suppose, forming an opinion, a personal judgment, estimate, a subjective mental estimate or opinion about a matter].” (He comes at an hour we do not suppose.)

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ 1 Thessalonians 1:1-7 ~

1 - From Paul, Silvanus/Silas, and Timothy, to the church/believers of Thessalonica. In God the Father and the Lord Jesus - Grace to you! And peace.

      2 We give thanks to God always for all of you. Always mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before God our Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your steadfastness of expectation (translated hope) [but is elpis - expectation] in our Lord Jesus. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters, dearly beloved of God, that he has chosen you 5 because of how our message [euaggelion - good news, the good news of the coming of the Messiah] came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God) with full assurance. You know what kind of people we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And so you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in the midst of much trouble, but with joy of the Holy Spirit(/Presence of God) 7 so that you (in turn) became an example to all the believers in both Macedonia and in Achaia.

                       ~*~

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 12:41-48

1 Thessalonians 1:8-2:7

Acts & Rev - weekly

Recently Jonah, 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!⛲️

           Be a whole burnt offering w/

             prayer like incense so this

              gehenna crucible, life as 

                 we presently know it,

                     will make all of 

                        us clear as 

                           crystal.

                               ♢

Sept-02 From Mk-10 Ja-1

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Today’s GospeL Verses ~ Mark 10:10-16

10 - Later while in the house the disciples asked him again about the matter. 11 And he said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if she divorces her husband and marries someone else, she commits adultery.”

     13 People were bringing children to him that he might bless them, but the disciples were stopping them. 14 When Jesus saw it, he was annoyed, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them, for to such as they, belongs the kingdom of God. 15 Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a small child doesn’t enter it.” 16 And he took them in his arms and laying his hands on them, he blessed them.

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ James 1:9-15 ~

9 - Let the lowly person boast in their high position. 10 And the rich in their humiliation, because like a flower of the grass they will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat, and the grass whithers. The flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich person fade away in the midst of their pursuits.

     12 Blessed is the one who remains steadfast under trial, for when they have stood the test they will receive the crown of Life, which God promises to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself does not tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when lured and enticed by their own desire. 15 For desire gives birth to sin. And sin when fully grown brings forth death. (Like grass we fade away.. dust to dust, God’s wrath. Unavoidable unless creation’s to be an ant farm. So experienced first.. Experience being the crucible and a good teacher. The dis-ease as part of the cure.)

                       ~*~

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Luke 9:51-62

James 1:16-22

Acts & Rev - weekly

Recently Jonah, 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 so this

              gehenna crucible, life as 

                 we presently know it,

                     will make all of 

                        us clear as 

                           crystal.

                               ♢

Aug-31 From Mk-9 3Jn-1

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GospeL Verses ~ Mark 9:33-50

33 - Then Jesus with his disciples came home to Capernaum. And when they were in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they didn’t say anything, for they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest. 35 He sat down and called them to him, and said, “If anyone would be first, they must be last of all and a servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said, 37 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but he who sent me.”

     38 John said, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he’s not with us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Don’t stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able, soon afterward, to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 Truly I tell you, whoever may give you a cup of water because you follow me, will by no means lose their reward.

     42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for them if a great millstone were hung around their neck and they be thrown into the sea.” (Also - oh drug merchant, or sex child trafficker! Or molester.) 43 “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go through gehenna (consuming) fire (trials and troubles) not quenched. 45 And if your foot causes you to transgress, cut it off. It is better for you to enter [eiserchomai - from eis - to or into, point reached, and erchomai -  to come, go] (go through?) life lame than with two feet to be thrown into gehenna” (valley dump where criminal’s bodies were thrown so the fires were kept burning, considered a great psychological insult.) 47 “And if your eye causes you to do wrong, tear it out. It is better for you to enter/be in the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into gehenna, 48 ‘where the worm (of decomposition) does not die and the fire is not quenched’ [sbennumi - extinguished, quenched, suppressed, thwarted, put out]. 49 For - everyone - will be salted with fire.” (God’s wrath is cause and effect/consequences/results.) 50 “Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt within yourselves. And be at peace with one another.” (Salt preserves from corruption/rot/entropy - we could say, life as we presently know it - imperfection, thus fading away, is the ‘parable’ of the decomposing ‘apple’ and its worm that doesn’t quit - which iS the decomposing. A slow motion gehenna ‘burning’ that at times flares up into fiery judgments and wars. Corruption, decomposing and degrading does not quit until it is dust. “Dust thou art” dust to dust, God’s wrath. But if there had been no option to stray in Eden, creation would have to be an ant farm. So this unavoidable, all important contrast is experienced, and let to run its course, first - humanity and creation will be sealed up, away from straying/imperfection which is an abyss of potential. How do you create genuinely able to think and reason beings, aNd, keep paradise/perfection intact? God is Life and “is perfect” mt.5:48, the ‘end’ result cannot be anything less than the best one possible. God is surely(?) 100% unfettered Genius. And Love! THE utter Perfection. Which shaLL - and hAs to - rule. Since God is Life, nothing else can work or endure.)

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From New Testament Letters

     (In the Order Believed Written)

                ~ 3 John 1:9-14 ~

(This ends the year for the N.T. letters, tomorrow begins the new year.)

     9 - I have (John) written something to the church/group, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself as first, does not welcome us. 10 So if I come, I will bring up what he’s doing, and his talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and prevents those who want to welcome them from doing so and puts them out of the church/group.

     11 Beloved, do not imitate evil (as Diotrephes, sowing division, competing, accusing, slandering, etc) but imitate good. Whoever does good is of God. Whoever does evil has not seen God. 12 Demetrius has received a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

     13 I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen/reed and ink. 14 I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

                       ~*~

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Tomorrow’s Verses:

Mark 10:1-9

James 1:1-8

Acts & Rev - weekly

Recently Jonah, 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!⛲️

            Be a whole burnt offering w/

             prayer like incense so this

              gehenna crucible, life as 

                 we presently know it,

                     will make all of 

                        us clear as 

                           crystal.

                               ♢

         𝒯𝒽𝓊𝓈 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 & 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 (𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓈𝑒/𝓅𝑒𝓇𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃) 𝓈𝑒𝒶𝓁𝑒𝒹.