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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Choosing Humility Will Produce Astonishment in Others

Humility was expressed in Jesus : Matthew 13:54-58… NKJV 54 & when He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished & said, "Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary? & His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? 56 & His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?" 57 So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country & in his own house." 58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

As unbelief, not trusting in God causes us to not hear. Harboring anger, resentment, jealousy and un-forgiveness causes the fruit to develop deafness or the hardness of our hearts. A spirit of deafness, an insensitivity, is one of hardness and refuses to comply to the Word of God. (from Preparing to Hear)

**The people of his hometown knew him so well, being puzzled by His wisdom and His works done in God……they were going to hold Him in their own eyes as they knew Him, the carpenter’s son and in….that they rather cling to ignorance. The people in which He knew as neighbors, had no real need for healing or anything else. They did not recognize Who He was & they held NO VALUE FOR HIM!

· In His wisdom: Jesus spoke in Matthew 7:24-29….24 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, & does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 & the rain descended, the floods came, & the winds blew & beat on that house; & it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 Now everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, & does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 & the rain descended, the floods came, & the winds blew & beat on that house; & it fell. & great was its fall." 28 & so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, 29 for He taught them as one having authority, & not as the scribes. NKJV the scribes were echoing what they had heard …possibly boring and without power, but Jesus spoke with intensity, passion and power. He had authority in the situation

· Christ’s works (3913) John 10:25-30…… 25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, & you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. 27 My sheep hear My voice, & I know them, & they follow Me. 28 & I give them eternal life, & they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; & no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30 I & My Father are one." NKJV

Bearing witness of Me..Jesus was bearing a good report of the Father God…..

Jesus held not as an echo but a TRUE VOICE!

James 3:9-18 Amplified Bible…………….9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who were made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be so. 11 Does a fountain send forth [simultaneously] from the same opening fresh water and bitter?

12 Can a fig tree, my brethren bear olives or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt spring furnish fresh water. 13 Who is there among you who is wise & intelligent? Then let him by his noble living show forth his [good] works with the [un-obstrusive] humility [which is the proper attribute] of true wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry) selfish ambition in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it & thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth.

A person with the heart intent of envy, rivalry, that selfishness will be found in pride with lies. Everything he touches will be the “FALSE”, THE PHONEY, THE FAKE... WILL NOT BE REAL.

15 This [superficial] wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual (animal, even devilish (demonical). 16 For wherever there is jealousy (envy) & contention (rivalry & selfish ambition) there will also be confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) & all sorts of evil and vile practices. 17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled) then it is peace-loving, courteous (considerate, gentle). [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion & good fruits: it is wholehearted & straightforward, impartial & unfeigned (free from doubts, wavering & insincerity). It is God’s Word that propels us into TRUTH…..

18 And the harvest of righteousness (of conformity to God’s will in thought and deed) is [the fruit of the seed] sown in peace by those who work for and make peace [in themselves and in others, that peace which means concord, agreement and harmony between individuals with un-disturbedness in a peaceful mind free from fears and agitating passions & moral conflicts.

C - 1: εἰρηνικός James 3:17..is peace…without this peace….of God you will have no wisdom of
God.

When Jesus prayed, and met with people, lives were changing. In Jesus’ time and as in today’s culture, the world sees the “wise man” as one who will live for the moment, always living by sight, and is devoted to self. For Jesus, His own neighbors rejected Him. They saw interruption in their lifestyle, in their own thinking, but chose to carry on in their unbelief. The Sadducees’ did as did the Pharisees! Ego will kill you! Some people just want to be right all the time. But we cannot be that way ….we must have God guiding us with His eye. Certainly those who were astonished also became those who were ready to kill Him. They wanted Jesus gone however they had to do it. But truth ruled Jesus’ life. The truth of God carried Him to the Cross and then to the right hand of God in Heaven.

In closing: His prayer time brought power, looked like grace, and caused reactions. In His teaching the EXTREME was heard, His prayer was for ADVANCEMENT OF THE KINGDOM!

Jesus’ Prayer: John 17:3….(3)& this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, & Jesus Christ whom You have sent. Advancement of the kingdom.

John 17:6 .(6) "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

John 17:11…(11) Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, & I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.

John 17:26 ...(26) And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them." NKJV

THE IMPORTANCE in this prayer was that Jesus spoke what He spent His ministry revealing to us about God His Father. It is in this, that He keeps us through His name, both by our trusting in what it means & by the evidence revealed by living this life in obedience! This obedience to fellowship, communion, God’s Word in teaching & prayer gives us VOICE!

In John 17 & verses 6 & 26….the Greek word for Name is onoma. When Jesus spoke this: He was speaking God’s authority, His character, His very majesty, & the power of His excellence which belongs to God HIMSELF. Jesus was expanding & advancing God’s name on the earth & in the earth.

When we can see with our eyes & understand in our hearts that being united with the Father presents to us the opportunity to participate with the Son as the Son did with the Father, how much more should we expect to see the astonishment in the faces of those God is touching by His presence in us? Before we go to participate out there, we should have the intimate time to know our Father’s heart.

Father, like Jesus spoke in John 17, I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Jesus through this word given. That they all may be one as You, Father are in Jesus & in me, that the world may believe You sent Jesus. The glory which You gave Jesus I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one.(John 17:20-23) Father, thank you for bringing health & healing revealed in Your peace & truth. Captives have been set free to pray. Thank You for salvation! For all Your goodness & prosperity You provide, may it be to YOU God a name of joy, praise & an honor before all nations of the earth who hear all the good that You do to them. May they fear & tremble before You in humility knowing that hypocrisy is far & away from You. May we be that voice to carry Your glory forward.

For those who abide in You will have the voice of joy, & the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom & the voice of the Bride, the voice of those who will say:"Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy endures forever"- Oh holy Father, at this juncture of choosing to pray, may we be truly be those who will not find excuse to put off prayer. For those who EMBRACE the relationship with YOU will know THE VOICE of truth. They will walk TOWARD HOLINESS finding power in prayer! Oh it is in Jesus’ Name we prayer……………… Amen.

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Friday, March 20, 2026

Lawlessness

Lawlessness promotes divisiveness & bitterness

1 Timothy 6:3-5 NKJV If anyone teaches otherwise & does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ & to the doctrine which accords with godliness, 4 he is proud knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes & arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling , evil suspicions, 5 useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds & destitute of the truth, who supposes that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

Lawlessness promotes ungodliness: 2 Timothy 2 :15-16 NKJV Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

Lawless= Sin: 1 John 3:4-6 Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. 5 And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin. 6 Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.

1. Lawlessness is rebelling against God’s word and ways

2. What John has given here is a correction to a false teaching that had appeared.

3. Evidently sin was disregarded and John is addressing it….

4. Any deed in opposition to God and His nature is sinning against Him

5. Romans 4:7 quotes Psalm 32:1…..7-8…NKJV 7 Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, & whose sins are covered.

6. Numbers 14:18 makes a connection between sin and Acts of lawlessness..The LORD is long-suffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation.

7. From the Dake’s study Bible: whoever sins against God, him God will blot out of His book ( Exodus 32:33)

8. Refusing to repent, is refusing God’s means of salvation

9. Until they turn to Him, He punishes…..accordingly for their sins: John 3:16……verse 19 and this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, & men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. & v 21 but he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.., Luke 13:1-5 (repent or perish), Romans 10:9-10, 1 John 1:9

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Today we choose!

Allegiance to His Coming Kingdom: Born into this world and living within the United States, we are to be the good citizens who appreciate those privileged and many opportunities that have come to us from the forefathers who settled this nation as a constitutional Republic, not a democratic society. It is aligning ourselves with the one true God. Battles have been fought, and conflicts remain, still we are to submit to the nation’s laws and regulations as long as they do not conflict with the command of Almighty God, that is His word! (we are seeing some parts out of control) Yes, the lawless are appearing!

His doctrine is of truth for a righteous life lived out in a conduct that is loving others but is also obeying that which is written in His word. We must look through the lens of eternity and know that without discipleship under His leadership we come to the end of ourselves, have lives not worthy for spit.

In Closing: Living for God, is living life in abundance that Jesus came to give us. It is following that doctrine He set in place before His crucifixion. We should be seeking that radical world that is coming & as He calls out His followers, we understand the evil that remains is against that coming new world where Jesus is King.

YOU can recognize them today. They neither acknowledge nor teach the narrow way to life that is subject to persecution. Jesus certainly was persecuted as was Paul, Peter, James and John. They found life in Jesus and found the narrow way where the believer does not back down or move from adversity when it is against God’ s truth.

In our speaking, do we reveal Jesus, is eternity on our minds…..for God would certainly NOT bring that gift of eternity to him who chases after fleshly things. They will never be found in the presence of God .

Jesus gave us His peace.. …. John 14 : 27 Peace I leave with you, MY peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners nor sits in the seat of the scornful. Today we choose!

Psalm 1: Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [ following their advice, their plans & purposes] , nor stands [submissive & inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax & rest] where the scornful & the mockers gather. 2 But his delight and desire is in the law of the LORD and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day & by night. 3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season, its leaf also shall not fade or wither; & everything he does shall prosper [& come to maturity].

4 Not so the wicked [those disobedient & living without God are not so]. But are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the wicked [ those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous [ those who are upright and in right standing with God.

6 For the LORD knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [ those living outside God’s will ] shall perish ( end in ruin and come to naught).

1. The righteous one has substance: the word of God

2. They rehearse His words day and night

3. The chaff is blown around by adversity

4. A godly life is birthed out of a godly relationship with God

5. It is only through Him do we see real change in lives

Walking in Him is real change: denoting activity involvement with movement; Godly counsel is needed in our activity in movement involving others as your work place, in family gatherings, in sports activities, more closely seen with your spouse, your child, maybe a friend. Living out of the godly account…..

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Thursday, January 1, 2026

The Crucified Life

In that crucified life we can hear the Lord speak! In that life, they produce some 100-fold for the kingdom of God. They are producers of good fruit to glorify God.

In Psalm 90:12 so teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Accountability on our part is that all our actions in this life should hold an amount of fear. It is not fearing God as one of wrath, but one who is always before us in His sweetness, and light. It is seeing Him in His everlasting nature. He is the all-sufficient God, mighty and unconquerable.

Psalm 119:133 Direct my steps by Your word, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. 134 Redeem me from the oppression of man.

Philippians 1:27 only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind, striving together for the faith of the gospel.

Here Paul talks of one's conduct. In this time period, men and women prized their citizenship as Roman citizens. But the most important conduct today is to behave in a manner befitting citizens of the kingdom of God.

In thinking of these words as to the kingdom of God, will be choose to unify with Christ Jesus? Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Would this be our theme verse for 2026 or any other year? Will we feed our mind the things of God's kingdom or of this world that is passing away......?

Isaiah 55:1-3 NKJV "Ho! Everyone who thirsts,

Come to the waters; And you who have no money,

Come, buy and eat.

Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.

2 Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy?

Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance.

3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David.

Isaiah 55:1-3 contains an appeal, continuing the theme that there is a spiritual food that nourishes the inner man and fills one's life in a way and with abundance that all of a person's material things cannot. Your house nor your car can save you from hell. Here we see that God is speaking about His Word seen in the word "listen," which is directly connected to the phrase "eat what is good." This food is, of course, spiritual, and its source is God. Interestingly, He says to come and buy, but not with money. This food cannot be purchased with material wealth. All the money in the world cannot purchase it, but it still must be bought. Recall that the foolish virgins in Matthew 25 are advised to go out and buy oil from those who sell in preparation for the coming of the Bridegroom.

The "food" in Isaiah 55 and the "oil" in Matthew 25 can be bought only by means of the dedication and commitment of one's life in submission to Christ. Being committed to Christ is seen in our lifestyles!

By being a living sacrifice in prayer, study, meditation, and obedience, one becomes energized by the food of God's Word. In addition, one can "purchase" it only from those appointed by God to "sell" it. It can only be bought from those already converted and provided by God with the gifts to teach it to others. In most cases, this is the ministry of the true church.

Do you know that "true church"?

Jeremiah 3:15 provides us with clear Old Testament evidence that the principle of feeding the mind with the correct instruction leads to good spiritual health: "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding." God clearly states that a mind fed with the right things can produce wisdom, holiness, and happiness. ( Imagine your life if you ate hamburgers every day. And this burger has three slices of bacon on it.)

Here it is God who promises that those who hear Him will be fed the elements of an abundant life through shepherds who exhibit godly character. God's Word, if it is believed and practiced, produces a unique perspective of life and a balance that cannot be found through any other means. Nothing that man has produced through philosophy or religion can even come close. Think of those who have created a religion like Mormons. These elements of human society have played major roles in producing restless, anxious, violent cultures. Know any of these? Have you seen some appear in your own community?

In reading a recent newspaper from our area, I came across an article written by a group who are providing a teaching on authoritarianism. This event is scheduleease and comfort, d to be rolled out in January. It appears that they will give participants opportunities to discuss and join projects that oppose authoritarian measures currently being seen and done by current federal government. My question is: "where were all you the last four years in the last administrations rolled out such organizations?

Is that for folks who want to oppose an existing government established some 250 years ago??? Men can certainly fail you indeed. But I believe many voted for the recent President and I am certain he would desire all righteous men to pray for him as he leads this nation!

In hearing of such government oppositions, stomping your feet and demanding your wants is childish. One should be willing to vote for righteous ways and not unethical violent practices! And my next question would be on what amount of time have you spent praying over your leader and country?

People desire ease and comfort. They want you to give them "free stuff" while they tell you to leave them alone. People today want ease and no frictions. Although they carry tons of baggage over the last 25 years, they choose to find only those who like what they like and hate all others even if it is a leader of a nation or at their own job.

Of recent years, both my husband and I have had many days to record our thankfulness for still being alive in this hour. We have written down what God has done for us in the darkest hour we have seen. We have seen change come so quickly and hard to change my own life indeed. But my husband stepped up to help when I could not do for me. He stepped up, humbled himself to working from home so he could help me and not depend on another. For men will fail you indeed but prayer and God's word bring us wisdom and of course His peace. Today, a new year begins, not weighted down with past things, but looking forward with less clutter and much peace in seeing each day yielding the goodness of God. We record, yes, the good, the bad and the ugly, but we give much thanks to Him who is our sufficiency!

While I worked and my husband seemed distant at times, I found Psalm 92 so helpful to me. Verse 1-2 It is good to give thanks to the LORD and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; 2 to declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, and Your faithfulness every night.

I found God good and faithful in my loneliness. I found giving Him thanks for His faithful heart, I could take that brokenness of my heart and hold tightly. I found by letting go of His hand and taking His heart, we connected in a deeper level. For any anxiety that existed, I could minister His heart to others every day. In the morning, I expressed with loud voice to thanking His all-sufficiency and at night again, a voice filled our home with love for His grace to a broken world.

Yes, we two have seen good times and hard times. We have seen this life together in sickness and health, and know God is available in every season. He is waiting as we listen to His voice of wisdom and run to declare it to others. We know the darkness of the enemy and the pain of any struggle. And prayer is a God-thing. It is about reaching His heart for His glory and His praise. And in return we walk in His wisdom dwelling in peace daily. Certainly Jesus knew these things. He declared them from the cross as He hung giving up His last breath.

We pray for those attending this event in January. We pray they stop violence to live in God's peace. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

When the Spirit fully controls the life of a believer, He produces all of these graces. The 1st three have to do with our attitude toward God. The second three deal with social relationships and the third group describes principles that guide a Christian's conduct.

You and I must make a choice. We must choose to secure the best diet for the mind to utilize and assimilate into one's moral and spiritual character, as well as other expressions of our own personality. Can you imagine scripture today as to the man beaten on the pathway to the city and was robbed and beaten by bandits where a Good Samaritan rescued him. ( You can see on T.V. even 15 minutes, another person being thrown on that pathway, a child with disease, a veteran of a war or a wife left with 5+ plus children. It is all about throwing others on that roadway so a good Samaritan is coming by every 15 minutes.)

Today, we know that it is the world that always produces an almost overwhelming amount of spiritual junk food and outright spiritual garbage, and it is within easy reach of any mind anywhere no matter where one lives. You know that today if you own a television set or a cell phone all that "Junk" is just a swipe away. It is a place of harm, and violence. It is a place where God is not revered. Let us look forward, reaching for God's heart and not His hand. Reach out in prayer and believe God is there in the midst, in His goodness, we expect godly behavior, prayer against any violent behavior, and love for our neighbor. This is not for the one who breaks the laws of this land where we live, but one who reveres what God has done in the past. He can do it again when we lean into His word and His love. Amen.

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