Sleeper Arise From The Dead

Ephesians 5:1-14 KJV; Arise from the Dead; from the darkness, and let the light of Christ shine on you.

He Has Saved Us And Clothed Us With Righteousness

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; KJV; What good tidings. He has saved us and clothed us with His righteousness!

The Day Of Darkness

Amos 5:18-24 KJV; 24th Sunday after Pentecost; Pray for justice and righteousness not for the day of darkness; for the day of darkness will bring about destruction; not peace.

Live In Righteousness And Truth

Ephesians 5:1-10 KJV Live in righteousness and truth; live in the light who is Jesus the Christ!

I Dwell With The Lord Forever

Psalm 23 KJV; Make the Shepherd's Psalm a daily prayer.

Flowers Fade And So Shall We

Psalm 103:15-18; Death to this world is inevitable; but, so is eternal life in Jesus Christ.

Shepherd of our souls

1 Peter 9-25 KJV; 4th Sunday of Easter; The Shepherd and Bishop of our souls is our righteousness.

Wear The Armour Of God!

Ephesians 6:10-20 KJV Arm yourself with the armour of God.

Fasting

Isaiah 58:3-9a KJV; 5th Sunday after Epiphany; Exactly what kind of fasting does God call us to?

Stand In His Holy Place

Psalm 24 KJV; 4th Sunday in Advent; Who can stand in His holy place? Only those who have been washed clean by the blood of Christ.

Jesus Seeks Out His Flock

Ezekiel 34:11-15; 22-24; Psalm 23 KJV The Shepherd seeks out his flock. That good shepherd is Jesus.

The Gospel Is The Power Of God Unto Salvation

Reading from Roman 1:15-17 KJV The Gospel is the power of God unto Salvation. St. Paul was not afraid to preach the Good News of the Kingdom through Jesus Christ. He was not afraid to die for preaching the truth.

Enemies Abound

Psalm 143 KJV for Pentecost Sunday 2022

Doers Of The Word; Not Hearers Only

James 1:16-24 KJV

He Will Heal Our Land

The Lord Reigns Above All Things

The Gates Of Righteousness Are Open

Praise Ye The Lord Psalm 96

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNWxSQAlcr4

The Kingdom Is Yours

Psalm 72 KJV

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

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The judgments of the Lord will come. They come in the kingdom that has already broken into this world through the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ our Lord and our salvation.

He brings justice to the forsaken. He brings judgment upon those who persecute others. Rejoice for the Lord is with you and for you.

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Matthew 5:1-12 KJV

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Rejoice for all who believe are children of God's Kingdom! Rejoice!

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Mercy; Truth; Righteousness; and Peace

Psalm 85:1-13 KJV

Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.

Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

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Verse 10 caught my eye this morning. Mercy and truth; righteousness and peace... I have seem some wonderful examples of this in the people around me. I have also witnessed just the opposite as well.

As the world seems to go wonkers around me my greatest hope for life in this world is to live the rest of it out in peace. I am tired of the greed; the jealousy; the anger that I witness so often. Yes, there is a righteous anger that impels us to aid those who are in desperate need because of various forms of persecution. The well-known Serenity Prayer reminds us there are some things that we can change and there are others that we cannot do anything about. Worrying and complaining about things we cannot change takes away time and resources from the things that we can change. There are some things we must just leave in the Lord's hands whether he works them by some miracle or through someone he has called and gifted to make changes that we cannot. 

Prayer for Serenity

God, grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time,

enjoying one moment at a time;

accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;

taking, as Jesus did,

this sinful world as it is,

not as I would have it;

trusting that You will make all things right

if I surrender to Your will;

so that I may be reasonably happy in this life

and supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.

                                                             Reinhold Niebuhr

Live life in peace! -  Pr. J.