John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.
John 1:32
The word "abide" is in the King James Version of the Bible 82 times. It is in 77 verses.
The Classical Greek writers used the word meno meaning, "to stay,” “stand fast,” “remain” or “abide.” It has the idea to remain at home, or stay where you are and not wander off.
When we are asked to look at the word abide ?
I immediately think of the verse “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” John
But after further review and thought. The question becomes free will and with whom or with what do we choose to abide? That will make all the difference in how we view this word. If you choose to abide in the path of a righteous man you will reap the rewards.
If we choose to abide with like-minded souls we will have strength in numbers against our enemy. We abide in earthly possessions they will not stand the test of time.
But if we choose Jesus and God's word we will abide in the treasure of His light and we will reap the rewards of His LOVE and His promise of eternal life.
The choice is clearly documented in the Bible. But it is up to our free will?? I do not understand “Free Will” there is always a price to pay for our choices. Eternity is a long time!
“I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.”
John
“Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me, thou shalt be in safeguard.”
The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
Psalms 141:2
The meaning of count determines the total number of (a collection of items)."I started to count the stars I could see". To take into account; include
The word count in the Bible appears 105 times
In a world of counting, it seems that we count many things. We even put a value on these objects. How many likes did you get today on that social media post? What can we do to get these numbers up? Do we try to show value? Or is it just a numbers game??
These days we seem to be counting days in quarantine. Days in the hospital. How many people are infected with a virus? How many days till the election? We are so distracted with numbers?? Are we missing the picture of what is important? When we look for hope in our troubled world where do we turn?
Do we pray in hope of answers? Do we pray in hope of peace? Do we pray in hope of love? Do you know God knows you so well he has counted the hairs on your head?? He knows every tear that has fallen from your eyes. He has counted every breath we will take… Who else knows us that intimately??
I will ask you, how well do you know God? If I flipped this picture and ask you what have you counted for God? Have we put our value on what is important? How do we get these numbers up?? Can we do more? Can I know Him that intimately?
I say yes, but you have to invest your time, your love, and ALL of you. You fully have to commit your heart.
Now indulge me for a moment. I feel there will be a day when we stand in a crowd before our Creator. Close your eyes. Visualize the crowd in your mind's eye. Picture where you are standing? Are you in the front? Do you have a good seat? Or are you even there?
Have you raised your hand and boldly prayed and said, I am here, count me in! Or do you remain seated in the back of the room in silence? Or do you think? I have time I will do this later, I am busy.
I say the time is now! Be bold. Raise your hand and tell our Creator I am here count me in!
I don’t know about you. But, I want to know Him so intimately. That when that moment comes. I can see His smile as he says get over here and give me a hug. Welcome home, I have missed you.
It's Him, It's always Him
God even knows the number of hairs on your head [Note: The average full head of hair has approximately 25,000 hairs].
Doth not he sees my ways, and count all my steps? Job 31-4
Who has the wisdom to be able to count the clouds, or to empty the water jars of heaven, Job 31-37
He bringeth him out without, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, 'Thus is thy seed. Gen 15:5
The meaning of relationship is the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected or the state of being connected. the state of being connected by blood or marriage.
The word relationship is mentioned 467 times in the bible
Such an easy word on a complex subject. From the time we are born we are in some type of relationship. I feel we are actually in a relationship with God before we are even born. So, what is that draw we have in our souls to be in a relationship of some type? We have husbands, wives, sons, daughters, friends, family. What makes each one unique and special?
I feel our lives are much like a kaleidoscope. So many fragments of colors each are uniquely beautiful on their own. But when we look through the lens and see the amazing colors that are made when they come together. It can be amazing!! And then as we turn the wand. The true beauty of life can be seen.
Many of these glass fragments of color come to us through our bloodline and they seem to magically fit into the colors of your heart. While others we find on our travels take up residence in our hearts through love. But each of these can be touched, can be seen, and can be heard…
So how can we find that bloodline? That missing piece that has been reserved for God alone. How do we find Him? How do we build a relationship with someone we cannot see? We cannot hear or cannot touch???
If I ask you these questions how would you answer? If I say His name would you know Him? If I ask you have you listened to His voice?? Have you touched Him?
These questions are part of the process of building any relationship.
How much do you know about Him? If I give you a book and say everything you need to know about Him can be found within these pages. Yes, you would know many facts. But do you know Him?
Have you heard Him?? We do hear with our spiritual ears. But do you hear Him? You must quiet the mind and spend many hours asking questions and listen for His whispers. You will become familiar with the sounds, and soothing tones of His voice.
Touching is such an amazing gift. A hug a caress draws us close and you feel an intimacy or closeness. So how does one feel someone that can not hug or caress? This is a soulful experience with our creator… When our soul is hugged and or caressed by our heavenly father. You will feel the warmth and the comfort of coming home… He has held that special part of your kaleidoscope in His hands in hopes that you would return? Only He can gently put that special part back together… There is no one else that can get that close to your soul. There is no one else that carries the bloodline that deep. There is no relationship that compares.
The beauty of a relationship with God is it completes who you are. And when you are truly whole. All other relationships become precious. Each relationship becomes more meaningful. You see each relationship as a gift…
You see we are just fragments of colorful glass. But HE is the wand. Without the wand, we will always remain just fragments of glass. But with the wand, we can come together and become that beautiful kaleidoscope of color. We call LIFE.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." 21. Ephesians 4:2: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. John 15:9
There are approximately 33 scriptures in the bible referencing sand.
A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.
You the reader must be thinking Sand? Sand? Really? Such a peculiar word to study when we study the Bible? And I would have to agree! So why did this word show up? How did it arrive in my thoughts? I asked a simple question?
A few weeks ago, I had a discussion with a friend about the time Jesus showed us how not to judge but to have great compassion. Even with great peer pressure He stood firm and did what was right in his heart… I will take to the scripture John 8:6 where it is documented that Jesus was tested. And he bent down and with his finger wrote something in the sand. There are several ideas what was written but there really is no proof. This puzzled me and must have stayed in my mind…. Because curious minds want to know.. Hmm
And now there is one more idea… and I take no credit for it. It came to me in a meditation. I did not even have this in my mind at the time. It just happened so I thought I would share.
My meditation moment:
The room was dark and cool. With Lights softly burning. I lit the incense. I laid the chair all the way back. Put my headphones on. And listened to a song called Yeshua, and soon I drifted here...
I was on a beach the water was a beautiful aqua color it had large black smooth bolder size rocks outlining the shoreline. The waves were crashing and rolling in as to kiss the shore. You could hear the roar of the ocean. I could see the sun’s rays as they danced across the surface of the water. I could smell the salt in the air.. and feel the warmth upon my skin.
I soon saw a white horse being ridden fast I could see the sand fly almost in a slow-motion action as the horse’s hoofs hit the smooth wet sand. At first, I was just standing off to one side. But when I looked again, I was on the back holding on to Jesus tightly. But quickly the scene changed and we were sitting on the shore in the soft beach sand ... He seemed to be writing something in the sand ...And I asked Him. What did you write in the sand so many years ago ... He looked up and smiled and looked down to continue to write.
So I got up and walked behind Him... and to my surprise. He had written I LOVE YOU. And then I began to cry ... in the physical.. the music faded and the meditation ended.
So when I read, the scripture from a time gone by, I know in my heart It was I LOVE YOU that was written in the sand that day… and yes He did it twice.. because some of us are harder to convince than others… How could that not be the answer?
He was not sent to us to judge us. He was sent here to teach us how to LOVE. He was sent to teach us how to treat others. He was sent to teach us how to stand up for what is right. Even if it goes against what others think or do. I do think it is in our Human nature to judge. But we must look at our own hearts. Before we throw that stone… Show compassion, show LOVE, be the change. Let's learn how to love from the Master.
Its Him, It's always Him.
There are no reasons on earth that can change His LOVE for us.
He WOWs me.
This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. John 8:6
“For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.”
John3:17AMPC
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. Psalm 139:17-18
Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Jesus stood up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She said, "No one, Lord." And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you; go and from now on sin no more."Jn 8:9-11
Meaning of loyalgiving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution.
There are 65 verses in the Bible about loyalty
Loyalty, is it that do or die feeling? Do we give our hearts away hoping that the one we give our heart to will take precious care of this amazing gift?
I have found that life scars can sometimes test that word loyalty. So how do we travel in our world and be loyal when we have so many unpredictable things happening around us ?? Sometimes perception can cause us to pause and question loyalty. This word hit home with me when I was tested. And I had to make some difficult decisions.
I have always felt I have been a loyal person and felt I would go to the mat for someone I love. And I feel strongly that I still would. But please know if I am put through the test of being loyal to someone at the cost of going against what God is requiring of me. I do not want you to consider this a loss … Because if God is asking there is a very good reason for His request. And it may be pointing us to bigger things.
Now know my decision will not come without heartfelt pain of disappointment in your eyes. But know my loyalty to God will always come first. This journey has been a life experience that is beyond anything I have been through. It has placed me in some unfamiliar territory. It has tested me. It has taught me so many things about Elohim, Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit. Together they have taught me about life and love. (I am a work in progress).
As many of my readers know I am a firm believer in the 3N1. He WOW’s me.
His loyalty to us is beyond words. His love for us is unwavering. He holds us so close. He wants us to be better, He wants us to grow into beautiful souls… When we look at loyalty, we need to sometimes look at the bigger picture. All things always point to Him.
It's Him, It's always Him.
We are still alive because the Lord’s faithful love never ends. Every morning he shows it in new ways! You are so very true and loyal! I say to myself, “The Lord is my God, and I trust him.” Lamentations 3:22-24
He who pursues righteousness and loyalty Finds life, righteousness and honor. Proverbs 21:21
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know that Yahweh your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commands. Deuteronomy 7:9
His beauty can be seen as far as you let your heart roam.. (LG)
Seer a person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future holds.
There are 25 Bible verses the reference seers.
Sight is such an amazing gift… Here is a description outlined by sightsavers.com. The imageswe seeare made up of light reflected from the objectswelook at. This light enters the eye through the cornea, which acts as a window at the front of the eye. The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the pupil, which is surrounded by the iris which is the colored part of the eye.
This is the same concept for my camera. They both leave us with vivid memories to share.
But what is a seer… what is it they see and how does this happen? Are these visions or dreams? Is this a peek into a spiritual world? How can one become a seer? Again let me preface by saying, I am not claiming to be an expert. But I will share from my heart and give you my thoughts.
As I walk through this amazing journey. I have witnessed many things. I have grown in my spiritual beliefs. I have a burning desire to embrace the words of our Creator. He has given us the tools to seek Him, to Find Him, and to truly see Him.
I do believe that some people are blessed with special gifts. Some claim to be seers, some claim to be prophets. Some are seers that claim they can share prophecies? Is what they say true?
I am not here to judge only God knows the seer/prophets’ heart. However, He does require us to think, discover, and analyze what we touch, see, and hear… Today our world has so many claiming that they have a message from God...
When I scroll through all the messages, news reports, and social media post.. it gives me pause. I see the fear in my neighbors’ eyes. I see, discord in our streets. And I see many messages warning, warning, warning, like our hair, is on fire… Now I am not dismissing the last chapter of the Bible. Things will be a challenge. Things will get tough for many…
But what gives me pause??
Where is the beauty that is held within the pages of that last chapter? Why don’t I see the seers and prophets sharing the beauty in our redemption? This is an amazing story that unites us with our very first love…
PS. I am a see-R. I see His beautiful image,as Hislightis reflected in my mind’s eye. This light enters my heart through my spirit, which acts as a window to my soul. There, I see His message of PEACE. I see His message of HOPE. I see His message of LOVE.
Be a see-R. See the beauty in your heavenly Father's eyes! The last chapter points to …
Him! It has always been Him, and will always be Him!!
Who say to the seers, “You must not see visions”;
And to the prophets, “You must not prophesy to us what is right,
Speak to us pleasant words. Prophesy illusions.Isaiah 30:10
‘I had heard of You (only) by hearing of the ear, but now my (spiritual) eye sees You” Job 42.5 AMPC
John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him. 
