Posted on 03/15/2018 7:37:36 AM PDT by left that other site
(End of Scripture Passage)
Look Carefully at this Chapter. At first it seems like a list of strange and foreign names. But in the opening, The King of the Universe, who sees the end from the beginning, tells Jacob not to fear going to Egypt. God reveals His Plan: "I will make you a Great Nation there". And the beloved son Joseph will be the one who closes Jacob's eyes when he dies.
The Genealogies and Lists of names in the occasional census in the Bible are exquisite reminders of God's plan. Not a Sparrow falls to the Earth without His Concern, And He Knows the names, faces, and destiny of every human being. Even the hairs on your head are numbered, your cells and DNA are unique in all the world since Creation. Your fingerprints, your Voice, your retinal patterns differ from everybody else. The same goes for each member of Jacob's big family. And they all piled up their belongings, and in faith made the journey to Egypt, to become as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the beach. Praise the All-Knowing, All-Seeing God, who is not bound by the time-space continuum, and knows you personally.
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Our Father in Heaven
Blessed and Hallowed is Your Holy Name!
We are so grateful for Your Tender Mercies,
And Your Mighty Hand in Our Lives!
For You are Perfect in All Your Ways
Your Ways and Thoughts are so above our understanding,
And Always so Right!
You Are Holy, Righteous and Just,
And Glorious in Majesty!
You Alone Are The One True God.
Thank You, Dear Father,
For This Informative Chapter in Your Word.
When Your People are challenged as to their identity,
You give us detailed Family names and lineage,
To Remind us of Your Faithfulness.
Thank You for the Details that You provide regarding the Family of Israel.
LORD, We ask that You fill the leaders of the USA with Your Spirit,
that they may make Holy and Righteous decisions.
Bring the Truth To Light, Abba Father,
And expose all the Liars!
For the Sake of Your Anointed,
and For The Sake of Your Name,
we pray for the Peace of Jerusalem,
For Israel,
According to Your Word,
and Your Promise.
Father, We eagerly await Messiah,
To Set Up His Kingdom,
And Make All Things Right.
Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.
Hallelujah and Amen
ML/LTOS
Amen! Let it be so Lord
Joining with you all in prayer, praise and thanksgiving!!
these verses really talk about God’s love for Israel and his his Children
ISAIAH 43:1-13
Israels Only Savior
1But now, this is what the Lord says
he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
2When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
3For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your stead.
4Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
6I will say to the north, Give them up!
and to the south, Do not hold them back.
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth
7everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.
8Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.
9All the nations gather together
and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold this
and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
so that others may hear and say, It is true.
10You are my witnesses, declares the Lord,
and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.
11I, even I, am the Lord,
and apart from me there is no savior.
12I have revealed and saved and proclaimed
I, and not some foreign god among you.
You are my witnesses, declares the Lord, that I am God.
13Yes, and from ancient days I am he.
No one can deliver out of my hand.
When I act, who can reverse it?
Amen, left that other site
Indeed, we need each other. Community. Church. Family.
Joining in prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.
Amen and thank you. Additionally, if somebody told me to move where everybody would hate me because of the way I make a living, I would seriously recommend that he get his bolts tightened. Can’t wait to see Penny’s portrait!
Amen!
We studied Isaiah about a year ago. Perhaps it is time to do it again! :-)
Amen and God bless.
(Looking forward to seeing the portrait you painted of Penny)
Amen.
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