Lift Up Your Eyes

Mark 7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Psalm 121:1-2 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?2 My help comes from the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.Psalm 123:1 1 I lift up my eyes to you,to you …

Damaged Goods

This morning as I prayed, telling Father God how much I desired to have communion with Him in my time of Bible study a thought came to mind, "damaged goods." Damaged Goods nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of damaged goods: products that are broken, cracked, scratched, etc.informal : a person who is considered to be no …

Are You Thirsty?

Being thirsty is an interesting and remarkable thing God has built into humans, animals and even plants. Yesterday afternoon I noticed a young potted fig tree with it's tender green branches and leaves drooping down limp. It had only been about 30 hours since I had watered it but this south Louisiana heat was about …

Carrying His Water

As you can see from the date of this cartoon (1943), this demeaning saying has been around for sometime. In the sports world it refers to the lowly "water boy" who is a servant to the team. Freedictonary.com gives this definition, Carry (Someone's) WaterTo be subservient to and uncritical of someone; to do someone's bidding.The …

Too Good To Be True?

There's a mindset that I think becomes ingrained in every heart and mind and a well known phrase describes it, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't." Once you get stung by this truth through costly lessons in life that mindset can become second nature. Starting from that statement I want …

Before The Lamp of God Went Out

Two days ago, in the devotional reading in of MyDailyBible app a verse caught my attention for a couple reasons. First because of it's number, 1 Samuel 3:3. I have learned to pay close attention to 3's in the Bible like "on the 3rd day," or "Luke 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about …

The Vineyard Parables, Will We Ever Learn

Jesus spoke many times in parables to draw a word picture of the condition of Israel's heart and to reveal the heart of Father God. A recurring theme was that of gardener either sowing seeds, pruning his grapevines or of the landowner overseeing His crops quality. In Matthew 20:1-16, Jesus describes the landowner who pays …

15th of Av, Rapture Day???

There is a Jewish holiday that isn't mentioned much. To say that is really an understatement because it isn't even acknowledged on my phones Hebrew calendar app, This Jewish holiday, Tu B'Av (15th of Av) falls on our calendar from sunset Tuesday to sunset Wednesday Aug. 4th-5th 2020 as you can see by the picture …

Has God Said???

Genesis 3:1 (KJV) Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (ESV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that …

Preparing For Famine In Times of Abundance

https://www.bible.ca/d-bible-archeology-maps-timeline-chronology-Joseph-types-Christ-Shadows-Antitypes-similarities-comparisons-2166-1876BC.htm This mornings Bible study has been a journey of sorts, let me tell you about it. When I woke up this morning I believe God put a thought in my mind, an unusual thought. It was about a scripture in the Book of Ezekiel. I haven't read or thought about that book in quite …

Hunger

Hunger - verb.  have a strong desire or craving for. Psalm 51:8-12 KJVS Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. [9] Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. [10] Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right …

Death By Committee or Lingchi, “A Thousand Cuts”

Today is the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. On this day BOTH temples in Jerusalem were destroyed yet hundreds of years apart. Today ends 3 weeks of mourning for Jewish orthodox believers because on the 17th of Tammuz the walls of Jerusalem were breached by the enemy of Israel. The Hebrew calendar to …

Louisiana, The State I’m In

I try not to get overly prideful in our government because even though it's possibly the best on earth, I know it's flaws. I am often thankful and in recent months all the more so to live in the state of Louisiana. The racial protests across our state have taken place but the riots and …

The Blame Game

Ever since the garden of Eden when the 1st sin on earth was committed, satan and human pride has enticed mankind to not take responsibility for their own sin. Just blame someone else as Eve did, "the serpent made me do it." Or like Adam did, "God it's the woman You gave me's fault." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLifea3NHQ&t=6s …

Rebels With A Cause

This morning I subscribed to a quarterly news letter from a Christian website with a name I like and promote here often, https://www.theberean.org/ Being a Berean, knowing what the Word of God says for yourself as the Holy Spirit brings it to life in your mind and heart will prepare you for the days to …

They Forgot How To Blush

Something happened this morning that hadn't happened in many months. When I woke up and gathered the thoughts of my mind enough to decide to stay awake I looked at the digital clock beside my bed, 3:33am. If you have read many of my posts you'll know that for a season God woke me up …

A Root Of Bitterness Defiles Many

Hebrews 12:14-15 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; As I study and learn more and more of what the …

Trump Plans To Divide Israel, Is America’s Divisions Related?

On a cold and crisp morning last fall on November 16th 2019 I was shocked by what I saw in my backyard. Once the sight of our split in two fig tree had registered in my mind my thoughts went to scripture. I realized that this sight could be taken as an ominous sign of …

Singular vs Plural

This morning in my Bible study time, it seems that having a "singular focus" was the thought of the day. It began like this, On Sunday June 7th the MyDailyBible app devotional reading, DailyPlan #Bible https://www.mydailybible.org/dp/esv/one-year-tract/2020-06-07.htm included Psalm 95. This Psalm contains scriptures found in the Book of Hebrews chapters 3 & 4 that I …

One New Man Was Always God’s Plan

Counting the omer for 50 days from the Feast of Firstfruits until the Feast of Weeks also known as Shavuot/Pentecost was in anticipation of the ripening of the wheat harvest. Throughout the period beginning after the Exodus until 10 days after Yeshua Jesus ascended to heaven, the waving of 2 wheat loaves of bread that …

God’s Appointed Times

Today, May 29th 2020 is the 1st day of Pentecost. I said the 1st day of  Shavuot/Pentecost because most Jewish holidays are celebrated for 2 days. The reason for celebrating them for 2 days is because when the tribes of Israel were "dispersed" throughout the world, Diaspora (link), they could not always be certain what …

Jesus’ Ascension Was On This Day

I can say with very much certainty that about 2,000 years ago on this very day, Jesus ascended up to heaven right before the eyes of His disciples. It's not some privately imparted revelation I received from our Dear Heavenly Father or by the Holy Spirit. No, Jesus revealed this to me through Himself, His …

Perfect Peace, Even In A Storm

The scripture of the day in YouVersion Bible app today is, Many times just reading the verse of the day doesn't give the context of why or what a verse is relating to so I go to it and read the entire chapter. Today was a good day to do that. The introduction of chapter …

Obedience & Faith, But Who’s Faith?

Last November I wrote an eye opening post concerning faith, the God Kind of Faith, NOT the faith the prosperity gospel preachers teach about. The main focus of that post was there is a faith that is generated by our mind for something we want to achieve. Maybe it's for a noble cause but the …

You Make Me Brave

You make me brave You call me out beyond the shore into the waves As Your love, in wave after wave Crashes over me, crashes over me For You are for us You are not against us My wife and I have been observing the Covid social distancing for about 2 months now like many …