Not Running After Evil but Pursuing Peace

 

Psalm 1: 1-3  Amplified Bible  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 and purpose], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest], where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. 2 But his delight and desire are 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 and 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; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].

 Avoiding the Path of Wicked brings blessings from God.: Romans 6:23 Amplified Bible 23 For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through ( in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord.

  Loving Life and Happiness: 1 Peter 3:10-12 Amplified Bible 10 For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good---whether apparent or not] keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile ( treachery, deceit).11 Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right. Let him search for peace (harmony; un-disturbedness from fears; agitating passion and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them! 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with God), and His ears are attentive to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil [ to oppress them, to frustrate them, and defeat them].

We are so well-connected yet people are lonely…From verse 11: “do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, & with yourself, but pursue, go after them!” You and I are to have peace with ourselves.

1.   Philippians 4:4 reminds us to rejoice in the Lord: Philippians 4:4 in the Amp. Bible 4 Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice!

2.   Happiness is being in the blessed state given by God: Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the man who trust in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear (see) when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the ear of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.

3.   Jeremiah 17:7-8 Amplified Bible 7 [Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river; and it shall be green. It shall not be anxious and full of care in the year of drought, not shall it cease yielding fruit.

Isaiah 59:7-9  Amplified Bible  7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their paths and highways. 8 The way of peace they know not, and there is no justice or right in their goings. They have made them into crooked paths; whoever goes in them does not know peace. 9 Therefore are justice and right far from us, and righteousness and salvation do not overtake us. We expectantly wait for light, but [only] see darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity and gloom.

1.   Mischief , those evil deeds will keep God’s blessings from coming to us

2.   Their actions, those running to evil, prove out what they are speaking

3.   In verse 8…..Truth is opposed, and there is not any that pleads for it,…people bent toward destruction with no peace…all their paths are crooked

4.     The way of peace is as little regarded as the way of truth; they know it not, that is, they never study the things that make for peace, no care is taken to prevent or punish the breaches of the peace and to accommodate matters in difference among neighbors;

5.   Being strangers to quiet and peaceable, their lives dictate and affect that which amounts to the blustering and turbulent.

6.   In their ambitious drives, whether for protesting or riots… usually some kind of  hurt comes  to others as to breaking up other people’s businesses or livelihood, robbing from them and breaking out windows or doorways,  but can never do any real service or kindness to themselves by them.

7.   In the walk of their life, they present sin

 

Proverbs 1:15-16 Amp. Bible 15 My son, do not walk in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path; 16 For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

 Remember Our Salvation:  Matthew 7:13-14 NKJV 13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. NKJV

1.   Narrow 2346 means thlibo…… thlee-bo …to crowd with tribulation or trouble

2.   So the gate has obstacles

3.   Saved by grace through faith :Ephesians 2:8 Amplified Bible 8 For it is by free grace (God’s unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ’s. salvation ) through [your]faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving]. But it is the gift of God.

 

Exercising Faith: we walk, we work throughout the process of our growth within God’s purpose

1.   Our salvation is the finished work of Jesus Christ; If laziness is a part of us, then that we cannot overcome that which Jesus overcame at the Cross. To take it by faith, is we receive it in the spirit and confess and believe till it is manifested in this moment of time of which we exist.

2.   In respect to being the lazy person, and not overcoming in our faith walk, though still in God’s kingdom, yet we will fail to reap the rewards of God’s promises to over-comers!

3.   Revelations 12:10-11 NKJV 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before or God day and night, has been cast down. 11”And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

 

The Word of Their Testimony: Testimony against Sickness, Testimony Against the label of “special education”, Against the label “Dyslexia”

God’s Word is to be held up against the sickness, the attack against you!

God’s Word directs our steps into His goodness, His peace, and we prosper!

God’s Word is peace to our hearts.  We are to Rejoice and be glad……..not because of the bad report BUT BECAUSE Jesus gave His life to take the ugly thing from my life, that which was sin and death!      

                                              

(Paul speaks of a group of believer’s the Thessalonians)  Salvation and Thanksgiving: 1 Thessalonians 1: 2- 5; 8-9 Amplified Bible  We are ever giving thanks to God for all of you, continually mentioning [you when engaged] in our prayers. 3 Recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith and service motivated by love and unwavering hope in the [return of] our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) 4 [O] brethren beloved by God, we recognize and know that he has selected (chosen )you; 5 For our [preaching of the ] glad tidings (the Gospel) came to you not only in word, but also in [its own inherent] power and in the Holy Spirit and with great conviction and absolute certainty [on our part]. You know what kind of men we proved [ourselves] to be among you for your good.

8 for not only has the Word concerning and from the Lord resounded forth from you unmistakably in Macedonia and Achaia, but everywhere the report has gone forth of your faith in God [ of your leaning of your whole personality on Him in complete trust and confidence in His power, wisdom and goodness]. So we [find that we] never need to tell people anything [further about it].

9For they themselves volunteer testimony concerning us, telling what an entrance we had among you, and how you turned to God from [your] idols to serve a God Who is alive and true and genuine.

 

We are to Grow into what He is: Appear alive--Appear true--Appear the genuine---Appearing in His glory and to His praise!

 Romans 5:1 NKJV Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

God’s grace defines for us His generosity and His love toward us! The sinful man should not return, for we should know the goodness of God and His favor for us. Knowing God is becoming to know who we are in Him and through Him. Love should start in us 1^st and forgiveness should begin within us and our hearts. Not only forgiving those who  have hurt us in some way, shape or form. Someone has broken our hearts when they failed us, but knowing we too as the individual are human and subject to error.

 

 Our salvation is to influence others. Salvation speaks of the things Christ Jesus obtained for us at the Cross! In that salvation we have redemption. We are redeemed from the old man to live out new born again experience that is God, of life, truth and love!

These in 1 Thessalonians 1:8-9 had left behind that which they were educated in of the false and obtained the true inheritance that comes to those who walk after God, receive His instruction and continually seek to look like Him and act like Him!

Unwavering in their love and their hope of Christ’s return, they made the message known to others, declared their loyalty to their Lord God and walked the walk of the one alive unto God! Colossians 2: 13 And you who were dead in trespasses and in the un-circumcision of your flesh (your sensuality, your sinful carnal nature), [God] brought  to life together with [Christ], having [freely] forgiven us all our transgressions.

 Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice, v. 4.   Our thoughts of God must be delightful thoughts. Delight thyself in the Lord (Psalm 37:4), In the multitude of our thoughts within us (grievous and afflicting thoughts) his comforts delight our souls (Psalm 94:19), Our meditation of him is sweet, Ps 104:34. . We must not think the worse of him or of his ways for the hardships we meet with in his service. There is enough in God to furnish us with joy in the worst circumstance on earth.  We should have the continual feast of God’s word, and if we do not, then it is our fault that we are not in His joy and peace!

To be free of bondage, we must take the word, speak it out by faith, pull it from the spirit and into the present moment and see it manifested for all our days, then we are truly alive unto God and giving others a view to heaven on earth….

 

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Way of Fruitfulness or What Am I Agreeing With

Psalm 1
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;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
NKJV

Fruitfulness is seen in the warm months like June, July and August around here! Even like the huckleberries being picked is a sign that summer is passing quickly now and fall is making its "grand" appearance with some rain and very cool mornings. Which is no surprise to us here in this area. But in truth, fruitfulness can occur anytime of the year. We can see in the markets and grocery stores, products that are grown in far-away countries in their warm months and those fruits or vegetables come to us in our winter months.
I like the garden aspect of seeing that blossom to appear and then some fruit or vegetable to come on that plant or the vine to grow and be harvested. We had a surprise this year when planting the few seeds for plants of yellow squash. We planted only yellow squash but we now have some zucchini squash growing as well!  One is of good size, was harvested over the weekend and the others are small.They need a couple more weeks on the vine!
Fruitfulness! We know it is what seed we plant that we believe to harvest. Yes, something is suppose to come up by what seed you have planted. Am thinking someone, somewhere put the wrong seed in the wrong packet! What happened to the quality control person?
I am sure we will find something to do with the zucchini, but I had no plans of having any in the beginning of starting this little garden in early spring.

We certainly kept watch on the pepper plants and counted the blooms, but alas, only one plant actually produced the peppers. The one, yes the tallest one, has been a failure in producing any peppers at all. It sure looks healthy and tall. It has it's vibrant green leaves but NO PEPPERS! Looking at it from a distance, you would think it would have peppers on every branch.


Are we producing any fruit? Well of course we are! But what kind are we producing? Are we producing that which leads to life or death? Is our fruit that which we planted and see it when we are harvesting? Whatever we sow in the ground regarding anything to our lives, will either look good and produce an abundance to a good thing or will be bad and produce in abundance to a bad thing!


In the kingdom of God, we find a blessed man, who is sowing seed. It looks like the "blessed" man is one who keeps his walk, not among the counsel of the ungodly, never stands in the path of sinners and never takes a seat among the scornful!

1 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;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

In Matthew 8:8-12, we find that we are told to bear fruits worthy of repentance........

8 Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, 9 and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."    NKJV   

Bearing fruit....worthy of repentance.  Remember we have a pepper plant that will produce the flower but no fruit that even looks like the pepper. The godly man will look over how he walks, acts and conducts his life in accordance to the Word of God!

The counsel of the ungodly is......as we see them, we are not to facilitate anything the ungodly are doing or speaking. Do we see that today? It is God's Word that we should think on, act on and live by daily!

Luke 23:50-56
50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. 55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment. NKJV

Others were consorting ( mixing ) together, to crucify Jesus, yet this man Joseph, a good and just man had not consented to their decision and deed.


When we stay out of the path of sinners, we will stay out of the "affected area of sin". I like that as I read it in one commentary. It would be pretty much like standing out on the roadway like I-5 during 5 pm traffic or going to someplace where they have the "plague" or "disease that kills in a few days".
I think of the days many years ago, and it was time for either basketball or baseball. You were either picked to join or forget it. Basketball I was not good at. But give me a bat, and that ball was going to sail way past the heads of those who thought they could catch it.
The thing is though with sin, that if you dance with it, participate with it, you may sound like the crowd who you thought you would avoid entirely. Clothes do not make us, nor does that "new do" and men are affected by that thing as women are. God looks on our heart and where does our heart lead us? Many will just follow "a crowd" so that they feel either loved or a part of something that had not done before, either good or bad.

Now that seat of the scornful is the man who is the secure in their wickedness.  They like doing wicked. They care not whether they gain blood of another.

Proverbs 4:14-19
14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked 
or walk in the way of evil men. 
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way. 
16 For they cannot sleep till they do evil;
they are robbed of slumber till they make someone fall. 
17 They eat the bread of wickedness 
and drink the wine of violence. 

18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what makes them stumble.  NIV

That scornful is one who will laugh at another in derision. The scorner is one who wants their way, and will scorn the one who wants more of the quiet, godly life. We have seen that too, today in our society. It seems the norm to laugh at another in an insulting way. But the truly godly will hold their steps in God. They will abide under the shelter of the Almighty God.
These three show us that the ungodly does not like the Word of God, resents those who do, and will seek out to change the godly to their agenda. And the sinner is the one who willfully sins against God and His commands. They are the ones who are willful to show their true colors either by drink, theft or even defile themselves in ways that causes them death in the end.

Proverbs 23:29-35
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has strife? Who has complaints?
Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30 Those who linger over wine,
who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.
31 Do not gaze at wine when it is red,
when it sparkles in the cup,
when it goes down smoothly!
32 In the end it bites like a snake
and poisons like a viper.
33 Your eyes will see strange sights
and your mind imagine confusing things.
34 You will be like one sleeping on the high seas,
lying on top of the rigging.
35 "They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt!
They beat me, but I don't feel it!
When will I wake up
so I can find another drink?"     NIV

 From the Blog: BUTTING AND DISTURBING......What terrible problems that come when we desire or want that which we either should not have, or do not need. It is like becoming intoxicated with the thing "we so desire" to have or control, to have "my way", or add to our collection of things we think we need at the time! And being intoxicated with those desires, our want can cause us to start those quarrels that end nowhere, but in the place of many wounds JUST because "we want that thing."

In some respect, some will even go searching for those who will join in with them to agree for that "thing desired". And however good the appearance or thing may sound at the time of our desire, one will certainly know after some time has gone by, that it can come back to bite you in a big way! 
You can see that from some reports of the news of people wanting their thing done NOW! Certain peril will be evident like not making your payments on bills you owe, or putting yourself in danger to get something that may be wrong from the start for us like doing drugs or even stealing someone else's stuff! Some people just go and take from their neighbor and think it is okay. Well, it means stealing to most people of the civilized world. I heard the other day of a guy throwing ALL his mail away because it had bills in it he had to pay and he did not want to do it! He had charged so much and so much again, that he owed more than what he brought into his account each month. He wanted to have "fun" and do whatever he fancied and decided he would not pay any bills at all!

In closing: will we be fruitful to the things of God and stand for our country? Will we speak and give counsel that comes from God alone or the world? TODAY WE CHOOSE!

Father, in Psalm 1 the blessed man prospers. Fruitfulness is important to our daily living for we find Jesus talked about it in John 15. Our desire is that we abide in the true vine. Help us to see and know that abiding in You will help us bear much fruit (verse 5) Our desire is asking You to show us how to put this into practice every day for without YOU, we can do nothing. We also seek to glorify You in everything we speak and everything we do. We pray today to be found doing just that when You return to get us. We truly seek to keep to the path YOU have directed us to walk.
In and through Jesus we are reconciled back to You. We have salvation because of the love You had for us. Help us to realize that we are not to return to folly. Help us see the importance of binding in truth. As those plants, (Psalm 85: 11) to prosper, those that bear fruit, will be those that bear truth to glorify You and Who You are. Lord guide us into all truth . May we spring up everywhere we must be and bring truth to others. We desire to yes, look good, but that we would also bring forth fruit in its season that will not wither. That we would continue the way into righteousness, that which comes acting like YOU and speaking what YOU speak. We are thankful that righteousness will go before us.........and In YOUR righteousness, YOU shall make YOUR footsteps our pathway. (Psalm 85:13)
It is in Jesus' holy name we pray. Amen.

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Last Words

What will be our last words? The moment our last breath is taken, what will be the last thing we speak out of our mouths? I like to talk, just ask my husband. I like to visit and talk about things we did with our granddaughter, with our daughter and son-in-law and what new scriptures brought light into something I was dealing with. Yes, I like to speak and like to share with others God's goodness!

I have someone though who speaks all the time, even while I sleep and He is the Holy Spirit. He is always telling me things to come and am I listening? There are times I think I left the T.V. on or the C.D. player is still going when I finally realize, that it is the Holy Spirit Who is speaking & wants me to hear what He is saying at that moment.
There are times I only hear when I get really quiet. Of late, I am always telling my husband that there is too much noise and chaos. I sense in my spirit man that we must get quiet before God and Hear HIM speak the things we need to know for today and tomorrow.

Psalm 1
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;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish. NKJV

Psalm 1 gives us detail of the man (or woman) who is blessed. They are the ones who walk not in the counsel of the ungodly, or stand in the path of sinners nor sit in the seat of scornful!
The blessed are like the tree planted by the rivers of living water. They bring forth fruit. They are like trees that are always green and they never wither away to die.
The Lord knows the way of the righteous, those who follow closely to His Word and to His plan for life.
Ultimately our walk with God is to be one on the path of the godly, the righteous, the obedient to be the blessed of the Lord.
We can look up the word scorn to find it means one who is thinks himself to be superior, one who mocks others, always sneering toward others and looking down on someone. Sounds like the modern day bully to me! The ungodly is the one who is immoral, blasphemous, profane and one who has no reverence towards God or the things of God. They are those who curse a lot! There is nothing good that comes from their mouths!

 I think of Pharaoh when standing toe to toe with Moses. Let's look at Exodus 5:2 and it is a verse in scripture that gives Pharaoh's heart on the matter towards God. Exodus 5:2...Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go."
When we read the written word on the confrontation between Moses and Pharaoh. we discover that Pharaoh had all his idols. He was found to worship  the Nile..........it was the first place he would go in the early morning hours. It was the first to be turned to blood! It bore the blood of those babies the Pharaoh had ordered to death as soon as they were born. But Pharaoh liked being number 1! He had continually hardened his heart towards God and God's people. Pharaoh considered himself divine, and he felt he did not have to answer to anyone else.

Yes, what is in our heart will be made known by what we speak through our mouth. We will either speak the words of God that bring life. Or we will speak the words of the world that bring death to us and to all that we know! The human heart is the "one thing" we must check every day! It is the human heart that always wants more. It is not satisfied, but always relishes in the more and the extravagant desires to be entertained for enjoyment's sake. Yes, the human heart can devise many things! (for more on this see the address below to view my Youtube channel on the teaching of "The Practice of Prayer).

If our life is taken suddenly, where would we find ourselves? What would be the last thing out of our mouths?
In our diagnosis: will God be found in our heart or will the world?
In our diagnosis: will God be treasured or will it be that new multi-million dollar home?
What we treasure here is what we will be found to treasure later!

God does not mind us having things, but do things have us, or own us? Is who we are synonymous with WHAT is in our heart? WOULD your friends describe who you are by what is in your mouth?

In scripture, we find Jesus who had a heart for the things of God!

Even at the age of 12 years old, Jesus' heart was in the temple. He was found, as we see here, that he was sitting in the midst of teachers, both listening and asking questions.
Luke 2:41-52...........41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. 43 When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; 44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. 46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. 48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously." 49 And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" 50 But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.

51 Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. NKJV

Jesus still had to be subject to His mother and father. But He KNEW WHO HIS HEAVENLY FATHER WAS! He desired to be found looking into the perfect law of liberty.

Where can we be found?

Yes, if our life comes to an abrupt end, what will proceed from our mouths? Will we be elated to say, "I am going home to be with the Lord!" or will we speak words of blasphemy toward the "one true" God?

If today, is our last day, how will we spend it? What will be the last thing someone remembers about us? It speaks in scripture that Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men. He spent time to fill His heart with God's word and He increased. He had favor with God and man!

In His last minutes on the Cross, Jesus spoke in Luke 23 and verse 46, "Father, into Your  hands I commit My spirit."

Luke 23:44-47
 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.' " Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"NKJV
Even in all the injustice, Jesus was seen by the centurion as a righteous Man!

On some headstones in cemeteries, there is a dash between the years of one's birth and one's death. What would that "dash mark" say about us? Did we live for God or did we live to buy another expensive home we did not need? Would that "dash mark" hold the secrets of our life lived for more money, fun times, and maybe drugs or alcohol? Or would that "dash mark" hold many stories of a person who laid down their life to get the Gospel message out for others to hear? Would that "dash mark" tell of our lives in missionary work or work in teaching Sunday School for small children each week? Would that "dash mark" hold the secrets of all the food you gave to the homeless and hungry and never told anyone you did it?
For me, I like to write of the goodness and the love of God and how His word increases us with His wisdom for us to make the right answers at the right time so we can continue to move forward in His perfect plan for our lives.
I choose to speak about HIM and tell all of what He has done for me!

Father, if my life is called up today and it is time to go and leave this world, I pray that I would be counted with the righteous. I pray Lord, in Jesus' name, that like Psalm 1, I will find my place with the godly who treasure YOU. I pray that I will keep my heart from sin and scorn. I pray that I would continue to find YOUR word as life to me.  According to Proverbs 1:2-10, I desire to know YOUR wisdom and instruction. I desire to perceive words of understanding. That as I receive Your instruction of wisdom, I will know justice, judgment and equity.

I desire to be the man who receives Your knowledge and discretion, to attain Your wise counsel for every decision I must make in this lifetime.
The fruit of such learning of Your wisdom is a graceful ornament on my head and chains about my neck.
I pray for an adventurous of life with YOU. Today I pray for all who read this that their lives will make a turn to the righteous and be found with You. Those who have been on the fence will now be turned on to the fire of the Lord. I desire that all would not perish but have everlasting life and that is through Your Son Jesus Christ. I thank You for salvation through Your Son and I have believed and confessed Jesus is Lord of my life.Today, I stand with the righteous and expect Your return to take us home! Lord, we love YOU and give YOU all our praise and thanks. Amen

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