Increments of Time

Was working on a teaching for this week, and I thought how my life and those I know have had an amount of years given to each stage of life. In that I mean the amount of time like that which is given to study, but also to marriage, and to having children. Within that, I thought of those who give time to study for a degree in medicine, to learn a specific field and train well in it for another increment of time. For those choosing to become teachers will give time to knowing when their skill learned will bring them a paycheck to make that house payment and pay the electric bill.

In other people's lives, I have seen those who set a time to start their family where both the mother and father have the advantage to be up front and center to care for those newest family members' arrival! In that regard, those who have their children in school might return to a field that they learned while they studied in college or they might choose to go into another field and study a new thing to be active in for another amount of time taken to enrich their life even further.

The list for those occupations include police officers, firefighters, welders, electricians, the doctor, the lawyer, the teacher, janitors, window-washers and even those who are of the clergy. And certainly one in study would like no distractions while they are learning either a trade or being a surgeon. But no matter the field of study, all is important to mankind, just ask the one who requires their appendix removed, or ask the qualified welder when a metal bridge in Oregon has been torn apart by an approaching ship and the bridge is used for passenger trains into the state of Washington.

When thinking of travel in the winter months to work, my husband considers what the temperature outside is, and what, if any precipitation is falling from the sky. The determining factor is anything below 32 degrees with rain can mean that the south side of Columbia river is I-84 running from the east to the west into Portland, Oregon may not have been treated for ice on the roadway!

But did you know there were increments of time given in the Old Testament to declare the Lord Jesus' coming and that salvation would be His goal? Did you know those spoken words were given to alert you and me of His coming and the place He has for each of us?

Moses spoke of Jesus the Messiah, Numbers 24:17-19  I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and batter the brow of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult. 18 and Edom shall be a possession; Seir also, his enemies shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly. 19 Out of Jacob One shall have dominion, and destroy the remains of the city.

 Isaiah 53 speaks of the Messiah’s suffering  Isaiah 53:2-5 NKJV For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, & as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken smitten by God and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed.

His ministry would destroy the works of the devil: Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head and you shall bruise His heel.

 (fulfilled in 1 John 3:8) He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

Jesus would preach righteousness to Israel Psalm 40:6-9 NKJV "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; my ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. 7 Then I said, "Behold I come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me. 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart." 9 I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness in the great assembly; indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O LORD, You Yourself know.

(fulfilled in Matthew 4:17) From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Christ’s Ministry would begin in Galilee:Isaiah 9:2  The people walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.

(fulfilled in Matthew 4:12-17) Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 15 "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 16 The people who sat in darkness have a seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."

                             

 He would be betrayed by 30 pieces of silver: Zechariah 11:12-13 NKJV 12 Then I said to them, "If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain." So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.13 And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter---that princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD for the potter.

 (fulfilled in Matthew 27:3-10 ) 3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" 5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasure, because they are the price of blood." 7 And they consulted together and bought with them the potter's field to bury strangers in. 8 Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced, 10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the LORD directed me."

Christ’s Resurrection Prophesied: Job 19:23-27 Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! 24 that they were engraved on a rock with an iron pen and lead, forever! 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; 26 and after my skin is destroyed, this I know; that in my flesh I shall see God.

 (fulfilled in John 5:24-29) 24 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 25 "Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 " For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27 "And has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28 "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29"and come forth---those who have done good to the resurrection of life and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

 Yes, increments of time to study, time to wed, time to work, time to have children, time to retire (?) and the time to go at last into eternity. And whether we had time for Jesus on earth will determine where we will be seen. Yes, we most likely made it to those classes to earn that degree, even went overseas to study for awhile you know, and then one day got that good job. Then a decade has ended and a new one began in seeing a wedding planned and at some point within that decade children enter the new home. Another increment of time and children graduate from high school, they study, have careers and bring their children over to visit the grandparents: Poppi and Mimi! (oh my) No, that is not our names. Please do not call me Mimi, please! But in all of those increments of time, was God placed in the space of time anywhere within a life?

For the Old Testament mentioned Christ's resurrection and it was given again in John 5! It is those who have done good to the resurrection of life and it is of those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

We can see people living their lives and make a point to post it some where. They can tell a story or post a picture from the latest thing or event, but was God a part of it?  Our living is to be holy unto the Lord. And Scripture has been given to lead us to eternity with Jesus! Hopeful we have those set times throughout our day and week that God is first indeed. It is only through Him that we find the Door that is a life in abundance that is of the good, the righteous, the true and is joyful indeed.

Hopefully that in Him, we find the true will of God that Jesus Christ the Redeemer sowed. For certain in this world is sin and misery and the Gospel presented by Jesus was for the purpose of training and testing to become the true witnesses for Him in the preparation of the coming kingdom. We are placed where He desires us to be, and He teaches us by His Holy Spirit. What great price by which the Spirit of God was given! Let us not take it lightly but understand that in Him we live, we move and have our being. We are heirs of His family and eternal life is a guarantee with Him. Hope to see you there!

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A Boss Baby

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Yikes! Have you seen that first flick of the Boss Baby? Can you imagine being led by a baby Boss? Certainly one must be trained for the area of work they desired to be positioned in for hopefully good pay, and of course advancement within said company. Yet there is that "one thing" that one must remember and that is to be diligent to do the best work one can do and especially in knowing when we are doing it unto the Lord.
Of recent days, the house is painted a new color. In this process you find those who desire to do the job, show up early and get started quickly to finish their assigned painting for the day. Yesterday proved futile with the winds gusting to 35 miles per hour, but today is beautiful indeed and very little wind to stop the required work!
One shows up for the job and gets started early, but the other comes much, much later and gives their expertise on the subject. Again, we must be willing to learn but would be more apt to learn from someone who loved their job!

It was like the teen who wanted a job at the  local Hardware Store in this town called Carson. Yet, in the writing of this article in a letter to the editor of  the local paper, the young teen required a minimum of 35 dollars to start and wanted Saturday and Sunday off! Now I wonder when he was going to work and if there is that place that pays the clean-up person the minimum of 35 dollars to start...where can I speak with these folks! Now if school is out, then most likely he could work during the summer, but still this was while school was in session.

Education and training is very important. As our grand-daughter points out she is learning her math to see clearly the ingredients for her recipes she loves to prepare with her mother and dad! Her dad has created some games to play with coins and the such to learn algebra.
 It takes study time within a classroom or quiet place alone and time to actually do the work yourself and not use some kind of instrument to get the correct answer. Kids today are allowed calculators in what, the 4th grade? Not sure how one could learn the process of working the math out, if a machine or piece of handheld equipment does the answering for you.
For me I have always loved reading, and finding out information from history, from the Bible to learning what recipes came from which country!  (Consider this: it was stated that Sir Walter Raleigh brought the potato back from the Americas and it was promptly introduced at the royal court of Queen Elizabeth. The group viewed it and then ate it raw! Since that time England swings with the new concoction of fish and chips. And if you are in England try them, they are oh so good!)

To learn anything, takes time and the willingness to study to acquire that place of knowing good information that equates with going somewhere with that which one can stand on and not that which equates no quality, which brings pain, darkness and no favor anywhere.

Anyone seeking that study time will seriously seek some good  time and generally alone time in a quiet room. My quiet time is in the office.  I love looking up early preachers of the Word of God and love finding out what their lives were truly like over one hundred years ago. For a person to bloom into what God has for them today, it requires them to have that foundation of the Gospel. Reading and studying the Bible from cover to cover would be a good start. And what is awesome about that today, is that they have the Bible on CD! So you could take it in your car or truck, to work or to the beach and see some great change come into your life!


Was thinking of the teen wanting the "great paying " job, but did he know how to push the broom, clean up and stack things in order? Could he take out the trash or was that left for the owner to do?
I think also of those walking the "streets" for change in the schools and most who carry the signs are made by 13 -17 years old. Now what change could they expect...for they have only known a few years of life and hopefully it was in school?  Yet even today there are those who walk the streets during school time, so I ask you what are they missing that day of which they might require in the future?

My husband and I saw this story of a young woman who most likely was about 21 years of age and she had been raised as an orphan. Not of this country, she grew up in the slums of a third world country, but chose to attend school. Still within her inadequate care of good food and clean environment she became ill, not unto death but did  have the kind of sickness which affected her brain. (especially in the thinking region of her brain) Still she proved to herself she could study and become a responsible adult.
It took her some years, but she moved from the fantasy to living as the responsible and in that she actually found parents to care for her who were not her biological but loved her just the same! For many though who have the advantage here, seem to need proof to back their own opinions and ideas.
Saw a writing by a theologian who stated that many today lack resources, many have the lack of time and many lack the resource of education to make the search for God. Of course he was mentioning those of third world countries. Many have to walk to find water and then it is not drinkable. Many are women who have been abandoned by husbands and now must care for their children alone! But I am certain that would not be the case in the country of which we live like America! Of late, the leading was toward creating "a god or goddess"!  People like the Avengers and the false reality many adhere to living, and the feedback  that was sent out today echoed the sentiments of the writers or creators of such are getting tired of the new story lines. But many people choose a leading in that which makes them comfortable to their idea of living for the fun times. In their consciences, they truly dodge that which they should grasp in knowing God but conform to gods and goddesses where magic rules, and responsibility is thrown out the window.


Jesus was given the tongue of the learned. He as the Prophet was given the exact word given to Him by the Father. Ezekiel 3:17 NKJV   17"Son of Man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me. Matthew 13:52 NKJV 52 Then He said to them, "Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is life a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
Jesus brought forth that which was spoken of Him from the Old Testament and Revealed the New Testament in and through Him!

Jesus spoke this in John 12:49 "For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak.

Jesus became the qualified. He became the Son . God opens our ears to hear. And like the Son we are not to be rebellious when He speaks. Jesus was willing to learn and to become what He was destined for as the divine sacrifice without sin! Despite the negative and the scorn, Jesus proved to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. He did not demand 35 dollars an hour to start out in His walk. No He was steadfastly set firmed and focused to accomplishe which even meant His death!

Isaiah 50: 7 continues with this: 7 For the Lord God will help Me; therefore I will not be disgraced; therefore I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed. 8 He is near who justifies Me; Who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me.

God, His Father vindicates Jesus' character, approves of what Jesus did and declares Jesus innocent. And this was a prophetic word about HIM! With Jehovah as His advocate and His help, Jesus would prevail!

No "boss babies" here please! Truly our eyes are to be fixed on the word of God, following righteousness seeking the Lord always. We have received deliverance out of every phase of the curse for all men who will conform to His will. For when God promotes, others will desire to hear God's word through you and through me. For when God promotes, favor on our lives will be seen. And by faith we must believe and receive that which is in God for our light will break forth like the beams of the sun on a clear morning. Our righteousness that is of and in God will be seen as whole and healthy and God's glory will be our rear guard! Darkness has passed, light has appeared and in this day we delight. For in this process of time, we become what he destined for us to be in this moment now for His glory for now and forever. Amen!

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