If only I knew where to find Him...

(Compiled using the Tree of Life Hebrew Bible)

Who among you fears Adonai? Who hears the voice of His servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the Name of Adonai and lean on his God.

You will seek Me and find Me, when you will search for Me with all your heart. --- “So I say to you, ‘Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.’

What we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so you may have fellowship with us. Indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah. --- But now in Messiah Yeshua, you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah. For through Him we both have access to the Father by the same Ruach.

If we say we have fellowship with Him and keep walking in the darkness, we are lying and do not practice the truth.

And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”--- I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper so He may be with you forever—

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him. You know Him, because He abides with you and will be in you.

(Job 23:3) (Isa 50:10) (Jer 29:13) (Luk 11:9-10) (1Jn 1:3) (Eph 2:13,18) (1Jn 1:6) (Mat 28:20) (Heb 13:5) (Joh 14:16,17) sbagster

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If only I knew where to find Him...

(Compiled using the Tree of Life Hebrew Bible)

Who among you fears Adonai? Who hears the voice of His servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the Name of Adonai and lean on his God.

You will seek Me and find Me, when you will search for Me with all your heart. --- “So I say to you, ‘Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.’

What we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so you may have fellowship with us. Indeed, our fellowship is with the Father and His Son, Yeshua the Messiah. --- But now in Messiah Yeshua, you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of the Messiah. For through Him we both have access to the Father by the same Ruach.

If we say we have fellowship with Him and keep walking in the darkness, we are lying and do not practice the truth.

And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”--- I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper so He may be with you forever—

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him. You know Him, because He abides with you and will be in you.

(Job 23:3) (Isa 50:10) (Jer 29:13) (Luk 11:9-10) (1Jn 1:3) (Eph 2:13,18) (1Jn 1:6) (Mat 28:20) (Heb 13:5) (Joh 14:16,17) sbagster

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The Bible and Thanksgiving

(Neh 12:27) Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

(Psa 26:7) That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.

(Psa 95:2) Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

(Psa 100:1) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

(Psa 100:4) Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

(Psa 147:7) Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

(Jer 30:19) 'From them will proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

(Php 4:6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

(Col 4:2) Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

(Rev 7:12) saying, "Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

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The Bible and Thanksgiving

(Neh 12:27) Now at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought out the Levites from all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem so that they might celebrate the dedication with gladness, with hymns of thanksgiving and with songs to the accompaniment of cymbals, harps and lyres.

(Psa 26:7) That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving And declare all Your wonders.

(Psa 95:2) Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.

(Psa 100:1) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

(Psa 100:4) Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.

(Psa 147:7) Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

(Jer 30:19) 'From them will proceed thanksgiving And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant.

(Php 4:6) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

(Col 4:2) Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

(Rev 7:12) saying, "Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

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A Prayer at Thanksgiving

(Psa 100:1) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

Oh Lord, our God, what words could we possibly use to express all that we are truly thankful for in this season? To us, Lord, all the words in our fleshly minds fall so very short to even begin the expression.

How, Father, do we demonstrate our love for You, especially in light of the inexpressible love that You give us? It seems so inadequate, so weak.

Know, Father God, that we each hold you in deep reverence, in awe, as you are our Creator, and we are your created. This knowledge, this equation, shall always be at the forefront of our minds and in our hearts in all our doings under Your grace. You are the Potter, and in Your hands we serve as clay.

This year has been tough as mourning and grief made an appearance. Promises made and promises not kept opened the door to a period of sadness and disappointment. The joy in being witness to the beginning of a new life brought a smile to the heart. In amongst all of the usual noise, just seeing the mighty works of Your hand open doors and close others was breath taking!

We are so very thankful, Jesus, that the Holy Spirit resides deep inside our hearts, and by His counsel and guidance we move forward in the Light and on the path of righteousness in Your name's sake.

New directions have been received from on-high, directions that require stepping out in-faith, trusting only in Your Word, quickening our heartbeats as we ponder this new calling. Our faith is in You, our Lord, and in You we place our full trust, may it be by Your will, not ours, Amen and Amen.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE AND THANKED YOUR LORD TODAY?

A Prayer at Thanksgiving

(Psa 100:1) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth.

Oh Lord, our God, what words could we possibly use to express all that we are truly thankful for in this season? To us, Lord, all the words in our fleshly minds fall so very short to even begin the expression.

How, Father, do we demonstrate our love for You, especially in light of the inexpressible love that You give us? It seems so inadequate, so weak.

Know, Father God, that we each hold you in deep reverence, in awe, as you are our Creator, and we are your created. This knowledge, this equation, shall always be at the forefront of our minds and in our hearts in all our doings under Your grace. You are the Potter, and in Your hands we serve as clay.

This year has been tough as mourning and grief made an appearance. Promises made and promises not kept opened the door to a period of sadness and disappointment. The joy in being witness to the beginning of a new life brought a smile to the heart. In amongst all of the usual noise, just seeing the mighty works of Your hand open doors and close others was breath taking!

We are so very thankful, Jesus, that the Holy Spirit resides deep inside our hearts, and by His counsel and guidance we move forward in the Light and on the path of righteousness in Your name's sake.

New directions have been received from on-high, directions that require stepping out in-faith, trusting only in Your Word, quickening our heartbeats as we ponder this new calling. Our faith is in You, our Lord, and in You we place our full trust, may it be by Your will, not ours, Amen and Amen.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE AND THANKED YOUR LORD TODAY?

Fellow Citizens in the House of God

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. --But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect...

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself...Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

(Eph 2:19) (Heb 12:22-23) (Heb 11:13) (Php 3:20-21) (Col 1:12-13) (1Pe 2:11) sbagster

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Fellow Citizens in the House of God

So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. --But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect...

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself...Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

(Eph 2:19) (Heb 12:22-23) (Heb 11:13) (Php 3:20-21) (Col 1:12-13) (1Pe 2:11) sbagster

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....Is it well with you?

..She answered, it is well.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I BELIEVED, THEREFORE I SPOKE," we also believe, therefore we also speak,

as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death, as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

(2Ki 4:26) (2Co 4:13) (2Co 6:9) (2Co 6:10) (2Co 4:8) (2Co 4:9) (2Co 4:10) (2Co 4:16-18) (3Jn 1:2)

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....Is it well with you?

..She answered, it is well.

But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I BELIEVED, THEREFORE I SPOKE," we also believe, therefore we also speak,

as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death, as sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing yet possessing all things.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

(2Ki 4:26) (2Co 4:13) (2Co 6:9) (2Co 6:10) (2Co 4:8) (2Co 4:9) (2Co 4:10) (2Co 4:16-18) (3Jn 1:2)

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Wait on the Lord

What we are seeing unfold was told us from long ago. The events we see on TV and read about in the internet should not take any of Christ's Flock by surprise. The anger, the hate, the vulgarity and polarity was foretold. Here it is. We are living it, at least the beginning birth pains of the end times.

(Mat 24:10) "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

(Luk 12:53) "They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Our Lord was forced to rebuke Peter, getting his attention when Peter began to rely on the carnal and not the ordained;

(Mat 16:23) But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Today, more than at any other time in our memories, Satan is pulling out all the stops to upset, delay, degrade and scuttle that which our Lord has set into motion. It is absolutely vital that we pay attention, stay in the Word, and pray with and for our brothers and sisters. Pray for ourselves that we not fall into the deception of the Master of Lies. “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2Co 11:14)

(Rev 3:9) 'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

How can you tell if Satan is fooling you?

Satan has no patience. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan causes you to make quick decisions. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan creates divisions. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan creates turmoil. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

To overcome the temptation of Satan, you must be patient. You MUST wait and test each life decision through the Word, through the Living Water, through prayer.

You are a child of God, a precious member of the Royal Family. Use the power that God gave you. Prayer, Faith, Grace, the Word. Make no important life decisions quickly. Pray, and then.......WAIT ON THE LORD!

(Rom 16:20) The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?

Wait on the Lord

What we are seeing unfold was told us from long ago. The events we see on TV and read about in the internet should not take any of Christ's Flock by surprise. The anger, the hate, the vulgarity and polarity was foretold. Here it is. We are living it, at least the beginning birth pains of the end times.

(Mat 24:10) "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

(Luk 12:53) "They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Our Lord was forced to rebuke Peter, getting his attention when Peter began to rely on the carnal and not the ordained;

(Mat 16:23) But He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Today, more than at any other time in our memories, Satan is pulling out all the stops to upset, delay, degrade and scuttle that which our Lord has set into motion. It is absolutely vital that we pay attention, stay in the Word, and pray with and for our brothers and sisters. Pray for ourselves that we not fall into the deception of the Master of Lies. “No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.” (2Co 11:14)

(Rev 3:9) 'Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

How can you tell if Satan is fooling you?

Satan has no patience. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan causes you to make quick decisions. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan creates divisions. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

Satan creates turmoil. The CURE = Wait on the Lord.

To overcome the temptation of Satan, you must be patient. You MUST wait and test each life decision through the Word, through the Living Water, through prayer.

You are a child of God, a precious member of the Royal Family. Use the power that God gave you. Prayer, Faith, Grace, the Word. Make no important life decisions quickly. Pray, and then.......WAIT ON THE LORD!

(Rom 16:20) The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?

It is not by chance that you are tested

(Rom 8:28) And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

I find it fascinating that Romans popped up in my morning devotions this day. In fact, Romans is making an appearance most everywhere I look and where I study. Dr. Petersen and the whole church is deep in this book, unraveling Paul's letter and the beauty of his teaching.

I have been trying to control my spiritual destiny. You know, pick and choose where I think the Lord is leading. You ask, “How did that work out for you?” With a sigh I respond, “Not well......not well at all”.

I constantly counsel others to let Jesus drive! Keep your hands off of the steering wheel, I quip. As the words leave my mouth, I see my hand reaching across to the wheel adjusting the direction. What a hypocrite. Its Time to repent.

Oswald Chambers:

The circumstances of a saint’s life are ordained of God. In the life of a saint there is no such thing as chance. God by His providence brings you into circumstances that you cannot understand at all, but the Spirit of God understands. God is bringing you into places and among people and into conditions in order that the intercession of the Spirit in you may take a particular line. Never put your hand in front of the circumstances and say – I am going to be my own providence here, I must watch this, and guard that. All your circumstances are in the hand of God, therefore never think it strange concerning the circumstances you are in. Your part in intercessory prayer is not to enter into the agony of intercession, but to utilize the common-sense circumstances God puts you in, and the common-sense people He puts you amongst by His providence, to bring them before God’s throne and give the Spirit in you a chance to intercede for them. In this way God is going to sweep the whole world with His saints.

Am I making the Holy Spirit’s work difficult by being indefinite, or by trying to do His work for Him? I must do the human side of intercession, and the human side is the circumstances I am in and the people I am in contact with. I have to keep my conscious life as a shrine of the Holy Ghost, then as I bring the different ones before God, the Holy Spirit makes intercession for them.

Your intercessions can never be mine, and my intercessions can never be yours, but the Holy Ghost makes intercession in our particular lives, without which intercession someone will be impoverished

KEEP YOUR EYES ON ISRAEL



HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?

It is not by chance that you are tested

(Rom 8:28) And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

I find it fascinating that Romans popped up in my morning devotions this day. In fact, Romans is making an appearance most everywhere I look and where I study. Dr. Petersen and the whole church is deep in this book, unraveling Paul's letter and the beauty of his teaching.

I have been trying to control my spiritual destiny. You know, pick and choose where I think the Lord is leading. You ask, “How did that work out for you?” With a sigh I respond, “Not well......not well at all”.

I constantly counsel others to let Jesus drive! Keep your hands off of the steering wheel, I quip. As the words leave my mouth, I see my hand reaching across to the wheel adjusting the direction. What a hypocrite. Its Time to repent.

Oswald Chambers:

The circumstances of a saint’s life are ordained of God. In the life of a saint there is no such thing as chance. God by His providence brings you into circumstances that you cannot understand at all, but the Spirit of God understands. God is bringing you into places and among people and into conditions in order that the intercession of the Spirit in you may take a particular line. Never put your hand in front of the circumstances and say – I am going to be my own providence here, I must watch this, and guard that. All your circumstances are in the hand of God, therefore never think it strange concerning the circumstances you are in. Your part in intercessory prayer is not to enter into the agony of intercession, but to utilize the common-sense circumstances God puts you in, and the common-sense people He puts you amongst by His providence, to bring them before God’s throne and give the Spirit in you a chance to intercede for them. In this way God is going to sweep the whole world with His saints.

Am I making the Holy Spirit’s work difficult by being indefinite, or by trying to do His work for Him? I must do the human side of intercession, and the human side is the circumstances I am in and the people I am in contact with. I have to keep my conscious life as a shrine of the Holy Ghost, then as I bring the different ones before God, the Holy Spirit makes intercession for them.

Your intercessions can never be mine, and my intercessions can never be yours, but the Holy Ghost makes intercession in our particular lives, without which intercession someone will be impoverished

KEEP YOUR EYES ON ISRAEL



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HE IS ONE

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! "I and the Father are one." Though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."

So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also." Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

Jesus said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

But of the Son He says, "YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS KINGDOM.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.

(Isa 9:6) (Deu 6:4) (Joh 10:30) (Joh 10:38) (Joh 8:19) (Joh 14:8) (Joh 14:9) (Heb 1:8) (Col 1:17) (Col 2:9)

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HE IS ONE

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! "I and the Father are one." Though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."

So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also." Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us."

Jesus said to him, "Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

But of the Son He says, "YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF HIS KINGDOM.

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.

(Isa 9:6) (Deu 6:4) (Joh 10:30) (Joh 10:38) (Joh 8:19) (Joh 14:8) (Joh 14:9) (Heb 1:8) (Col 1:17) (Col 2:9)

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