Good Morning Beloved,
On this wet morning I want to write about forgiveness. It is such an important part of our daily lives.
forgiveness: pardon, cancel, overlook . This is what forgiveness means.
Have you ever had to say I'm sorry to someone? Have you ever had to ask them for forgiveness ? When you have done a wrong and you don't try to make amends then you start feeling bad or guilty , correct? Well, we all need to be forgiven for the wrongs we have done.. Wrongs are sins. Sin is sin, even when we do it. We are all sinners. God shows and proves His love for us that while we were sinners, Christ died for us . ( Romans 5:8) Now, that is pretty important don't ya think? As a matter of fact in Luke 23:34 it says this" Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." So, if Christ can forgive us, then we should forgive others too.
Have you been hurt by someone and find it hard to forgive them? Have you had to live with the anger, bitterness and depression, anxiety and yes even hatred in your heart? I have and it takes a toll on you and everyone around you. It affects how you live day by day, and affects how you react to people around you. All of that anger, bitterness , depression, anxiety and hatred is SIN in capital letters. It was a awful , horrible way to live and I finally had to do something about it.. I had to go and ask God to forgive me and He showed me how to forgive those who had hurt me. It was a struggle at times but with the Love of God and His Word and forgiveness from the ones around me I am an over comer! Praise God!! Thank you Christ Jesus !! I had to forgive for myself, so I could move forward and finally the ones I had to forgive , they even ask me for forgiveness. That meant everything to me... We could put it in the past and move forward.
If someone has hurt you and you are finding it hard to let it go then why don't you ask God for help? Even if the ones who hurt you don't know , you will know and it will make life so much easier. Christ forgave us on the cross and how can we do anything less then forgive the ones who have hurt us? Sis is sin even if it just a little sin, big or little they will have the same punishment. It is not a good place we will go if we don't ask for that forgiveness..
I love each and every person who will read this with the love of Christ Jesus. Please talk to Him and ask Him to forgive you.. When you forgive .... mean it: Christ meant it when He was on the cross. God bless you and remember to smile today , you are the most beautiful when you do.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Sunday, February 18, 2018
My Personal Testimony
Good Afternoon Beloved,
This morning in church our pastor talked about what we are suppose to do as a church. Not a building but as a church body. How we are to go about letting people know what Christ Jesus has done for us, personally. Well, that is what I am going to do today in this post. One post will not really tell all the story but it will be a start .
I have been in search of who I am most of my life. As a child I went to Sunday School and heard all the bible stories. As a teen I went to church( mostly looking at the boys) Got married in my teens and started having my family. At age 22 I had my family. When I was 26 years old I went back to church and heard a sermon that changed my life. I went down and ask Jesus Christ into my heart and was baptized in water then. I went on trying to raise my family the best I could and somehow life just got in the way... It was not until I was in my late 40's that I became serious about my relationship with Christ Jesus .. I had be a back slider for a long time, like I said life just got in the way. BUT GOD. I have to Praise God for friends, real friends who cared not just for me as a person but for my eternal soul.
I was having trouble in my marriage and I wanted out, very badly I wanted out. My husband and sons were a mess as was I. My friend would come by and invite me to go with her to church but I did not want anything to do with church. I just wanted my life to change. I had been to church and my life was not all that.. She just would not leave me alone . I told her I would go one time and after that she had better leave me alone. She said OK, sure, we'll see. She knew something I didn't. Well, I did go with her to church one evening and that evening something happened inside of me.. I became alive again.. She knew this would happen, she told me later.
A few months later, I was getting ready for church and my husband said he would come with me.. He did and sat on the front row and something happened to him that morning and he went down and ask Christ Jesus into his heart and he was baptized in water that morning. This was a HUGE BIG DEAL!!!! From that moment on life has been different and has changed. Yes, we still have our ups and downs but how we deal with it is so different now.
It is about choosing how to live. With Christ Jesus in our life or with out Him. Without Christ in my life I was on the road to Hell.
I am so glad that Jesus came to live in my heart, I would be lost with out Him.
More next time. Smile: You are your most beautiful when you do.
This morning in church our pastor talked about what we are suppose to do as a church. Not a building but as a church body. How we are to go about letting people know what Christ Jesus has done for us, personally. Well, that is what I am going to do today in this post. One post will not really tell all the story but it will be a start .
I have been in search of who I am most of my life. As a child I went to Sunday School and heard all the bible stories. As a teen I went to church( mostly looking at the boys) Got married in my teens and started having my family. At age 22 I had my family. When I was 26 years old I went back to church and heard a sermon that changed my life. I went down and ask Jesus Christ into my heart and was baptized in water then. I went on trying to raise my family the best I could and somehow life just got in the way... It was not until I was in my late 40's that I became serious about my relationship with Christ Jesus .. I had be a back slider for a long time, like I said life just got in the way. BUT GOD. I have to Praise God for friends, real friends who cared not just for me as a person but for my eternal soul.
I was having trouble in my marriage and I wanted out, very badly I wanted out. My husband and sons were a mess as was I. My friend would come by and invite me to go with her to church but I did not want anything to do with church. I just wanted my life to change. I had been to church and my life was not all that.. She just would not leave me alone . I told her I would go one time and after that she had better leave me alone. She said OK, sure, we'll see. She knew something I didn't. Well, I did go with her to church one evening and that evening something happened inside of me.. I became alive again.. She knew this would happen, she told me later.
A few months later, I was getting ready for church and my husband said he would come with me.. He did and sat on the front row and something happened to him that morning and he went down and ask Christ Jesus into his heart and he was baptized in water that morning. This was a HUGE BIG DEAL!!!! From that moment on life has been different and has changed. Yes, we still have our ups and downs but how we deal with it is so different now.
It is about choosing how to live. With Christ Jesus in our life or with out Him. Without Christ in my life I was on the road to Hell.
I am so glad that Jesus came to live in my heart, I would be lost with out Him.
More next time. Smile: You are your most beautiful when you do.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Random Thoughts Today
Good Morning Beloved,
It is cold outside but the sun is shinning and looks so pretty glistening on the snow. Onward.
I have so many things running through my mind today. January was kind of a hard month this year.. I missed a lot of church for one reason or another and I don't like not going to church. It is where I get fueled up for the rest of the week. Okay moving on....
I have been re reading a book by Johnathan Cahn called " The Mystery of the Shemitah" . I came across something in it today that I thought pretty cool. On page 250 it is titled YESHUA. It says
" How can one be safe in the days of judgment ? " The answer is that in Hebrew, the word for safety is yesha and also means salvation. Jesus Christ is our safety and salvation.. If you are living outside of Christ on judgment day then you have no safety or salvation.. Pretty scary if you ask me.. So, take time today to talk to God and ask Him to come into your heart and make yourself ready to stand before Christ on judgment day.
Here is another thought running in my head. In Luke 16:19-31 it tell about a rich man and poor man.
I don't know why preachers don't teach this.. It is so important.. I will just paraphrase it. Rich man had everything, food, clothes, home, and lived having a good time. While the poor man , Lazarus , had to beg for alms ( money, food) he was covered in sores and the dogs licked the sores. Now, Lazarus was carried by angels to the bosom of Abraham; the rich man was buried and in torment in Hades( place of the dead). Rich man looked up and saw father Abraham and Lazarus and cried out send Lazarus to dip his finger in water to cool my tongue. Abraham tells the rich man , you had your comforts and delights , and Lazarus had his discomforts and distresses , now Lazarus is being comforted and you are in anguish. The great chasm ( a deep crack in the earth's surface ; gorge, abyss) we can not come to you nor you to us. The rich man begged for Lazarus to go back and tell his brothers what it was like where he was.. Abraham told him they have Moses and the prophets to listen too . Rich man: But if someone from the dead were to go and tell them they will repent. Abraham: If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets they will not even listen to someone raised from the dead... Moral here. Heaven and Hell are both real places.. You will have all your senses in either place. If you want to be where Abraham and Lazarus are then you better listen to what Moses and the prophets were saying.. If you want to be like the rich man and be in that place of torment for eternity then go ahead and not listen to Moses and the prophets and do it you r way. Just remember this from 2 Peter 2:4 " God did not even spare the angels that sinned , but cast them into hell". Beloved, YOU HAVE TO BE BORN AGAIN . Take time today to start your relationship with Christ Jesus..
The fearful, unbelieving, abominable( to hate) murders, whore mongers ( pimps, pander) sorcerers( witchcraft) and idolaters ( putting anything before God) and ALL liars will join the devil and his demons in the Lake of fire and this will be the second death.
Beloved, please today talk with God and make your calling sure.
In the love of Christ Jesus, your sister in Christ vickie
It is cold outside but the sun is shinning and looks so pretty glistening on the snow. Onward.
I have so many things running through my mind today. January was kind of a hard month this year.. I missed a lot of church for one reason or another and I don't like not going to church. It is where I get fueled up for the rest of the week. Okay moving on....
I have been re reading a book by Johnathan Cahn called " The Mystery of the Shemitah" . I came across something in it today that I thought pretty cool. On page 250 it is titled YESHUA. It says
" How can one be safe in the days of judgment ? " The answer is that in Hebrew, the word for safety is yesha and also means salvation. Jesus Christ is our safety and salvation.. If you are living outside of Christ on judgment day then you have no safety or salvation.. Pretty scary if you ask me.. So, take time today to talk to God and ask Him to come into your heart and make yourself ready to stand before Christ on judgment day.
Here is another thought running in my head. In Luke 16:19-31 it tell about a rich man and poor man.
I don't know why preachers don't teach this.. It is so important.. I will just paraphrase it. Rich man had everything, food, clothes, home, and lived having a good time. While the poor man , Lazarus , had to beg for alms ( money, food) he was covered in sores and the dogs licked the sores. Now, Lazarus was carried by angels to the bosom of Abraham; the rich man was buried and in torment in Hades( place of the dead). Rich man looked up and saw father Abraham and Lazarus and cried out send Lazarus to dip his finger in water to cool my tongue. Abraham tells the rich man , you had your comforts and delights , and Lazarus had his discomforts and distresses , now Lazarus is being comforted and you are in anguish. The great chasm ( a deep crack in the earth's surface ; gorge, abyss) we can not come to you nor you to us. The rich man begged for Lazarus to go back and tell his brothers what it was like where he was.. Abraham told him they have Moses and the prophets to listen too . Rich man: But if someone from the dead were to go and tell them they will repent. Abraham: If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets they will not even listen to someone raised from the dead... Moral here. Heaven and Hell are both real places.. You will have all your senses in either place. If you want to be where Abraham and Lazarus are then you better listen to what Moses and the prophets were saying.. If you want to be like the rich man and be in that place of torment for eternity then go ahead and not listen to Moses and the prophets and do it you r way. Just remember this from 2 Peter 2:4 " God did not even spare the angels that sinned , but cast them into hell". Beloved, YOU HAVE TO BE BORN AGAIN . Take time today to start your relationship with Christ Jesus..
The fearful, unbelieving, abominable( to hate) murders, whore mongers ( pimps, pander) sorcerers( witchcraft) and idolaters ( putting anything before God) and ALL liars will join the devil and his demons in the Lake of fire and this will be the second death.
Beloved, please today talk with God and make your calling sure.
In the love of Christ Jesus, your sister in Christ vickie
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Answered Prayer
Hello Beloved,
This is a very personal note that I am writing tonight... Don't even think I will post it. It may sound like rambling but it will come clear by the end I hope.
I have suffered for many years with a terrible inferiority complex, depression what ever it is to be called. I grew up thinking of myself as the most unloved human on the planet. I have believed this all of my life. I would talk to myself and say what I thought others were thinking and in time it became so real for me... I started to believe all the lies I was telling myself. How I was stupid , ugly, not wanted, ect..... the list goes on and on , it is never ending.:
Now I will fast forward .... I went out week before last and spent some time with one of my sisters. It was so wonderful to see her.
Then the next day..... She got a text and it set the mood for the rest of my stay with her.
We talked about the text and I got on my " big mouth, know more than you know "box. I sprouted out and sprouted out when I should have just been a shoulder to cry on... But , Oh not me! I had to open my very big mouth and insert my big foot!! Needless to say the visit was not what I had hoped it would be..
Time to come home... Got home after a 13 hour car ride and part of that in a very dense fog.. Thought I was glad to be home but then I went to bed and could not sleep much. This went on all week long.. Then last night I could not sleep and my thinking had been way off all week and it just got worse in the night . I set up and thought ugly, ugly thoughts.. I even sat down and wrote out a note .. I just really hated who I was and all that I had down wrong in my life and just wanted to end it right then and there. I was all cried out and so, so tired... I still had enough presence of mind to not try anything so I laid down and still my mind was on full force .. no sleep . So I had no one to talk to and I talked to God. I talk to God a lot as I don't really have anyone else to talk to. People just don't seem to want to be friends in person anymore it is all about texting..
Well I talked to God and I ask Him why I could not be more like Him. Why am I the one who cant seem to be filled with the Spirit and pray in the Spirit? I just don't understand.. Long story short I did not go to church this morning.. I was still full of hate and hurt. Well I did go to church tonight and guess what it was about? Yep, It was about being filled with the Holy Spirt and how to go about it.. Just exactly what I had talked to God about.. Now I don't about you but I believe God answered my distressed prayer of last night tonight and that it pretty quick. The devil is not what is keeping me from being filled with the Holy Spirt but my flesh is. I sure have a long way to go.. Thank you Father God for answering my prayer.
This is a very personal note that I am writing tonight... Don't even think I will post it. It may sound like rambling but it will come clear by the end I hope.
I have suffered for many years with a terrible inferiority complex, depression what ever it is to be called. I grew up thinking of myself as the most unloved human on the planet. I have believed this all of my life. I would talk to myself and say what I thought others were thinking and in time it became so real for me... I started to believe all the lies I was telling myself. How I was stupid , ugly, not wanted, ect..... the list goes on and on , it is never ending.:
Now I will fast forward .... I went out week before last and spent some time with one of my sisters. It was so wonderful to see her.
Then the next day..... She got a text and it set the mood for the rest of my stay with her.
We talked about the text and I got on my " big mouth, know more than you know "box. I sprouted out and sprouted out when I should have just been a shoulder to cry on... But , Oh not me! I had to open my very big mouth and insert my big foot!! Needless to say the visit was not what I had hoped it would be..
Time to come home... Got home after a 13 hour car ride and part of that in a very dense fog.. Thought I was glad to be home but then I went to bed and could not sleep much. This went on all week long.. Then last night I could not sleep and my thinking had been way off all week and it just got worse in the night . I set up and thought ugly, ugly thoughts.. I even sat down and wrote out a note .. I just really hated who I was and all that I had down wrong in my life and just wanted to end it right then and there. I was all cried out and so, so tired... I still had enough presence of mind to not try anything so I laid down and still my mind was on full force .. no sleep . So I had no one to talk to and I talked to God. I talk to God a lot as I don't really have anyone else to talk to. People just don't seem to want to be friends in person anymore it is all about texting..
Well I talked to God and I ask Him why I could not be more like Him. Why am I the one who cant seem to be filled with the Spirit and pray in the Spirit? I just don't understand.. Long story short I did not go to church this morning.. I was still full of hate and hurt. Well I did go to church tonight and guess what it was about? Yep, It was about being filled with the Holy Spirt and how to go about it.. Just exactly what I had talked to God about.. Now I don't about you but I believe God answered my distressed prayer of last night tonight and that it pretty quick. The devil is not what is keeping me from being filled with the Holy Spirt but my flesh is. I sure have a long way to go.. Thank you Father God for answering my prayer.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
RE: Post from February 5, 2017
Hello Beloved,
I am going to add to a earlier post ( Feb. 5, 2017) called Darkness v. Night. In this post I shared with you the meaning of " darkness and of night. I know I am not the only one who has ever felt this way.
Today in church our Pastor made a comment about what a fellow said in his testimony last week. It was on the word " suddenly". How all the sudden ly's we have experienced have had to take time, preparation, and effort to become our ' suddenly'. It is a process. ie.... a football player does not get to be the star player without time and effort put forth. It takes practice, practice, practice, it does not happen overnight. Our suddenly takes time too.... I know mine sure did.
I spent a lifetime beating myself up; to get to the place I was at 650' below the surface of the earth. I was always taking the wrong path in my thoughts.. I read something in a book of fiction that went something like this. God speaking; I don't wonder what you will do or what you will chose I already know... God knows how many times it will take to reach you or that you will hear Him. It may be 50 times but, it all starts with the first time and goes on until .... God says good we are almost there and then when you reach # 50 and you get it! Then you can start to build ... Honey, there is no freedom in guilt.
I always thought I was in control and could do what I wanted... My safe place was darkness. I knew what it felt like and there were no surprises.. I could opt out at any time. It would be my time and choice... BUT God.
At 650' below the surface I found my safe place in the darkness, a place I could not see in nor feel in. It was a place of NO HOPE, NO LIGHT, and NO GOD. When I look back on that time in the darkness of no hope , no light, no God I feel like I was in Hell. By God's grace I came back to the surface not only did I see natural light but I think for the first time I saw HOPE. I am on a new path now and it has the LIGHT on it every step of the way ... Christ Jesus is the LIGHT in this cruel and evil world we live in . I am so grateful that He is choosing to walk with me. I had a suddenly this morning when the Pastor spoke so briefly on the word.... suddenly.
Remember to Smile: It is a free gift from God for you to share with all you meet. You are at your most beautiful when you do. God Bless In the love of Christ Jesus, your sister in Christ ,vickie
I am going to add to a earlier post ( Feb. 5, 2017) called Darkness v. Night. In this post I shared with you the meaning of " darkness and of night. I know I am not the only one who has ever felt this way.
Today in church our Pastor made a comment about what a fellow said in his testimony last week. It was on the word " suddenly". How all the sudden ly's we have experienced have had to take time, preparation, and effort to become our ' suddenly'. It is a process. ie.... a football player does not get to be the star player without time and effort put forth. It takes practice, practice, practice, it does not happen overnight. Our suddenly takes time too.... I know mine sure did.
I spent a lifetime beating myself up; to get to the place I was at 650' below the surface of the earth. I was always taking the wrong path in my thoughts.. I read something in a book of fiction that went something like this. God speaking; I don't wonder what you will do or what you will chose I already know... God knows how many times it will take to reach you or that you will hear Him. It may be 50 times but, it all starts with the first time and goes on until .... God says good we are almost there and then when you reach # 50 and you get it! Then you can start to build ... Honey, there is no freedom in guilt.
I always thought I was in control and could do what I wanted... My safe place was darkness. I knew what it felt like and there were no surprises.. I could opt out at any time. It would be my time and choice... BUT God.
At 650' below the surface I found my safe place in the darkness, a place I could not see in nor feel in. It was a place of NO HOPE, NO LIGHT, and NO GOD. When I look back on that time in the darkness of no hope , no light, no God I feel like I was in Hell. By God's grace I came back to the surface not only did I see natural light but I think for the first time I saw HOPE. I am on a new path now and it has the LIGHT on it every step of the way ... Christ Jesus is the LIGHT in this cruel and evil world we live in . I am so grateful that He is choosing to walk with me. I had a suddenly this morning when the Pastor spoke so briefly on the word.... suddenly.
Remember to Smile: It is a free gift from God for you to share with all you meet. You are at your most beautiful when you do. God Bless In the love of Christ Jesus, your sister in Christ ,vickie
Sunday, October 29, 2017
How Are You Preparing For Your Future
Good Evening Beloved,
I have a question for you. How are you preparing for your future? Let's say you are still in school. Have you put much thought into what you want to do with your life after high school? Maybe your in college and you have just finished your degree, now what? Have you put any thought into that?
Okay, now you are married . Have you thought about your future? Now, you have kids , what about the future? Are you reaching the time of retirement? What about the future?
The future I am asking you about is not what you want to be or what your degree is in nor is it about marriage and children and retirement. The future I am asking you about is more eternal then that. When you are in school did you ever think about where you would spend eternity? It is probably the most important thought you could ever have. No, not probably but it IS the most important thought you will ever have..
Death will take us all sometime.. Maybe in school, or college, or it could be after we are married and maybe have some children.. It could happen just after we retire. It will happen to us all at some point. So, don't you think that knowing where you will spend eternity is pretty important? So , how are you preparing for your future ?
In Corinthians 15:1-4 tells us the Gospel. How Jesus Christ died on the cross , was buried and rose on the third day , that my beloved is the Gospel. John 3:16 we all know that verse., For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. In John 14: 2, Jesus Christ tells you that in His Father's house are many mansions, and He is going to prepare a place for you. In John 3:3 ,5 it tells you what you have to do to prepare for that eternal future.. You have to be born again of the water and of the Spirit. So simple to do . So , how are you preparing for your future?
It is so simple to just ask Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of your life , Have you done that? If you have not and want to then just ask Jesus to come in to your heart. Maybe something like this....
Lord Jesus I am a sinner and I want to have you be the Lord and Savior of my life would you come in and fill me with your Spirit and guide me in to all truth ? I love you Jesus and I do believe you are the Christ. Thank you Amen
Pretty simple pray but oh....... your future is now planned and waiting for you.. This is the day the Lord hath made go and enjoy it .
I have a question for you. How are you preparing for your future? Let's say you are still in school. Have you put much thought into what you want to do with your life after high school? Maybe your in college and you have just finished your degree, now what? Have you put any thought into that?
Okay, now you are married . Have you thought about your future? Now, you have kids , what about the future? Are you reaching the time of retirement? What about the future?
The future I am asking you about is not what you want to be or what your degree is in nor is it about marriage and children and retirement. The future I am asking you about is more eternal then that. When you are in school did you ever think about where you would spend eternity? It is probably the most important thought you could ever have. No, not probably but it IS the most important thought you will ever have..
Death will take us all sometime.. Maybe in school, or college, or it could be after we are married and maybe have some children.. It could happen just after we retire. It will happen to us all at some point. So, don't you think that knowing where you will spend eternity is pretty important? So , how are you preparing for your future ?
In Corinthians 15:1-4 tells us the Gospel. How Jesus Christ died on the cross , was buried and rose on the third day , that my beloved is the Gospel. John 3:16 we all know that verse., For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believed in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. In John 14: 2, Jesus Christ tells you that in His Father's house are many mansions, and He is going to prepare a place for you. In John 3:3 ,5 it tells you what you have to do to prepare for that eternal future.. You have to be born again of the water and of the Spirit. So simple to do . So , how are you preparing for your future?
It is so simple to just ask Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of your life , Have you done that? If you have not and want to then just ask Jesus to come in to your heart. Maybe something like this....
Lord Jesus I am a sinner and I want to have you be the Lord and Savior of my life would you come in and fill me with your Spirit and guide me in to all truth ? I love you Jesus and I do believe you are the Christ. Thank you Amen
Pretty simple pray but oh....... your future is now planned and waiting for you.. This is the day the Lord hath made go and enjoy it .
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Names Have Meaning: Part One
Good Morning Beloved,
Names have meaning and I looked up the names in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.
Matthew 1:1-16 KJV
Abraham( father of many), Isaac ( laughter) , Jacob( supplanter), Judah ( praise), Phares ( breach), Esrom ( fenced/walled) , Aram ( highness, curse), Aminadab ( my kinsman), Naasson ( diviner), Salmon ( peace) Booz( swiftness), Obed,( servant, worshipper), Jesse ( gift) , David ( beloved--friend)_ Now David was the 14th generation from Abraham. Solomon ( peace), Roboam( the people are enlarged) , Abia ( God is my Father), Asa( physician), Josaphat (Yahweh has judged) , Joram ( Jehovah is exalted), Ozias ( strength from the Lord), Joatham ( the perfection of the Lord) , Achaz ( one that takes or possess) , Ezekias, ( God strengthens), Manasses ( cause to forget), Amon ( faithful- true), Josias ( may Jehovah heal), Jechonias ( one who Jehovah establishes) this was 14 generations from King David and this was about the time they were taken to Babylon. Salathiel ( asked / lent of God) , Zorobabel ( stranger at Babylon/ dispersion o confusion), Abiud( father of praise), Eliakim ( God will develop) Azor ( helper, a court) Sadoc ( just justified righteous) , Achim ( God will judge) Eliud( God is my praise), Eleazar ( God helps), Matthan ( gift of God), Jacob ( supplanter), Joseph ( he will add)( husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus Christ. ) Jesus was the 14th generation from the time of Babylon.
I found this all interesting . When you are reading and see one of the names here then stop and put the meaning of the name in your mind of what is being said. It just makes the story so much richer . Or at least it does for me. I will do the names in Luke next time.
God Bless and remember Smile, when you do you are your most beautiful!!
Names have meaning and I looked up the names in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew and Luke.
Matthew 1:1-16 KJV
Abraham( father of many), Isaac ( laughter) , Jacob( supplanter), Judah ( praise), Phares ( breach), Esrom ( fenced/walled) , Aram ( highness, curse), Aminadab ( my kinsman), Naasson ( diviner), Salmon ( peace) Booz( swiftness), Obed,( servant, worshipper), Jesse ( gift) , David ( beloved--friend)_ Now David was the 14th generation from Abraham. Solomon ( peace), Roboam( the people are enlarged) , Abia ( God is my Father), Asa( physician), Josaphat (Yahweh has judged) , Joram ( Jehovah is exalted), Ozias ( strength from the Lord), Joatham ( the perfection of the Lord) , Achaz ( one that takes or possess) , Ezekias, ( God strengthens), Manasses ( cause to forget), Amon ( faithful- true), Josias ( may Jehovah heal), Jechonias ( one who Jehovah establishes) this was 14 generations from King David and this was about the time they were taken to Babylon. Salathiel ( asked / lent of God) , Zorobabel ( stranger at Babylon/ dispersion o confusion), Abiud( father of praise), Eliakim ( God will develop) Azor ( helper, a court) Sadoc ( just justified righteous) , Achim ( God will judge) Eliud( God is my praise), Eleazar ( God helps), Matthan ( gift of God), Jacob ( supplanter), Joseph ( he will add)( husband of Mary who was the mother of Jesus Christ. ) Jesus was the 14th generation from the time of Babylon.
I found this all interesting . When you are reading and see one of the names here then stop and put the meaning of the name in your mind of what is being said. It just makes the story so much richer . Or at least it does for me. I will do the names in Luke next time.
God Bless and remember Smile, when you do you are your most beautiful!!
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