What do we know for sure and certain? Regardless of age, ethnicity, education, or station in life, people need assurance. Have I made the right choice? Am I going in the right direction? Is this God’s will for me? Why am I suffering? A definition of suffering: It is having what you do not want, and wanting what you do not have. Am I easily distracted? Who am I trying to please? Who am I listening to? Am I certain that I am on the safe, narrow path? What to expect after the 2024 eclipse and before the elections?
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5 Scriptures that give us the assurance we need, exactly when we need it, all depends on our individual circumstance. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you open your Bible. The Holy Spirit made His home in us. The verses herein refer to house, eternal home.
John 14:2-3 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and PREPARE a PLACE for YOU, I will come back and take you to be with ME that you also may be where I am.”
John 20:26 “A week later HIS disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then JESUS told him, “Because you have SEEN ME, you have believed; BLESSED are those who have NOT SEEN and YET have BELIEVED.” Have faith.
Matthew 13:1″That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.” ❤️ Acts 2:25-28 “David said about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, You will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’”
Matthew 13:52 “He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” ❤️ Psalms 16:11 “YOU make known to me the path of life; YOU will fill me with joy in YOUR presence, with eternal pleasures at YOUR right hand.” Abiding Holy Spirit
Mark 13:35-37 “Therefore keep WATCH because you do not know when the OWNER of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If HE comes suddenly, do NOT let HIM find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘WATCH!’ Wake up, look for the good way and walk in it.
Luke 19:5 “When JESUS reached the spot, HE looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed HIM gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “HE has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to SAVE the LOST.”
Acts 2:2-4 “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They SAW what seemed to be tongues of FIRE that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were FILLED with the HOLY SPIRIT and BEGAN to speak in other tongues as the SPIRIT enabled them.”
Acts 7:48-50 “However, the MOST HIGH does NOT live in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:“ ‘Heaven is MY throne, and the earth is MY footstool. What kind of house will you build for ME? says the Lord. Or where will MY resting place be? Has not MY hand made all these things?’
Romans 10:8-11 “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “JESUS is LORD,” and BELIEVE in your HEART that God raised HIM from the dead, you WILL be SAVED. For it is with your HEART that you BELIEVE and are JUSTIFIED, and it is with your MOUTH that you profess your faith and are SAVED. As Scripture says, “Anyone who BELIEVES in HIM will never be put to shame.” Walk worthy.
1 Peter 4:11 The Message. “Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time.”
Matthew 6:12-13 Heavenly Father, “Forgive us our debts, as we also HAVE forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” The enemy sends distractions to get us to waste our time on things that lead us away from Christ. How many hours do we spend watching TV, scrolling through the news, on social media, seeking to be entertained, not filled by the Word of God. James 5:16 “Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
Michael Hoyle whispered into my ear on April 10, 2024 “I’m looking into your mind and the LIGHT is so BRIGHT that I need sunglasses!” Just focus on John 4:4 as you remember His Word to you. Peace, Love, Joy.” To this I sweetly agreed and replied. “The silent, divine inspiration that speaks to me is His Spirit confirming in my spirit that “I am a child of God.”
Living Abroad 
Alan Kearns – The Servant King “Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty.
That we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Isaiah 53 : 1 – 3 (NASB)
We are introduced to Christ the Servant King, who was not just rejected by men but cruelly beaten beyond recognition and crucified at Calvary. We finished on the high note of the purpose of it all, the Redemption of mankind from sin. Thus we see the purpose of Christ as Servant, Sufferer and, our Saviour.
Isaiah 53:1 opens with an interesting question: “Who has believed OUR message?” Commentators rightly say that it refers to God, but the phrase is in the PLURAL. In my opinion this indicates the presence of the TRINITY in this statement.
The word “message” can be translated as news which I like, it points to “The Good News” of salvation being detailed in this chapter. Take note the source of the message brethren, from the realms of Glory itself – this is no ordinary message, it bears the Royal seal on the envelope! Almighty God delights in the personal touch of salvation, “the arm of the Lord been revealed” to humanity in the work of Christ. Even though He offers His outstretched arm there are no guarantees it will be accepted by all men, then and now (John 12:38, Romans 10:16).Isaiah 53:2 is about our Lord’s appearance before God and man; in the approval of His Father God and in contrast the disapproval of men. God looked upon Him lovingly as He grew from a babe in a manger ( “a tender shoot “) to a man after his own heart serving His Father. His likening to a “root out of parched ground ” is very significant, and can be seen in three ways. First it can refer to the Israeli nation under occupation and in a poor state of affairs. Secondly it may relate to Christ’s birth from Mary, a virgin. And finally, it may refer to the Royal lineage of David; which was not the powerful family it once was. For me it has similarity to Creation, where God created all things from nothing – here God plants His Messiah in an unlikely place, amongst unlikely people.
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Thank you so much for all the beautiful pictures and scriptures from the Bible. We can’t write God’s WORD on the tables of our heart if we don’t read the Bible, where the HIS WORD is found. Barbara, I enjoy your e-mails. GOD bless you as you tell the world about JESUS!
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Oh how you bless me. Thank you for encouraging me. No matter what you may be suffering, you are NOT alone. WHEN not IF — we walk through valley’s of death, God is with us. 🙌 Our life beyond this broken world is eternal, and without suffering. 💔 Striving to please God and not man is our very best effort. May His face continue to shine upon you.
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