I do not think the voting would make any difference, anyway. Everyone has an idea of some issues, and they disregard the rest. Now we have some issue being dealt with from having the winner coming into office while other issues remain disregarded. I had no expectation it could be better.

Fingers crossed that the Judge does the right thing.

Out of all of Donald Trump’s supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November’s election results – he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating in the 6 January riot at the US Capitol.

“A pardon will be life changing,” said Evans, who was a member of the West Virginia legislature when he and at least 2,000 others stormed the Capitol in 2021. It was part of an effort to overturn the results of the US election, inspired by the false belief that it was Trump, not President Joe Biden, who had won.

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First on CNN: Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary​

Thank God, a lawful handling of gov't affairs that is likely to ensue following Tuesday's election. I see PDJT has for the most part dropped his 2016 "Your going to get tired of winning" slogan though he could conceivably resurrect it per this mornings announcement of finally capturing the House of Representatives. This (we hope), will ensure a massive push towards common sense corrections over security and economy as far as the federal efforts are appropriately dealt. If I were to make a suggestion to all who are carried away with an outlook of pessimism, I would encourage you not to underestimate President Elect Donald Trump's track record of amicable concerns for all.

But, what do we make of the potential from here on? After securing all three branches of the US Government, DT's efforts are going to be a much smoother time of dealing with the resistance of Dem AND Republican sloth. The end game may well rise to something more than historic, but convincing enough to turn resistance on it's head in overwhelming benefit. How strong? So what if the US did become an aid to the world in unchartered fashion, after what the country and specifically, the whole Trump family endured since 2016, I don't think the country is ready to restore to them what they have endured.

May God bless the fruit of our hands in this effort to be a blessing.

CV NEWS FEED // Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan announced drastic cuts across the Archdiocese of New York, part of a broad restructuring aimed at streamlining pastoral offices, cutting costs, and enhancing local ministry effectiveness.

In a November 8 news release, Cardinal Dolan shared that the restructuring plan was developed after months of evaluation, and after a thorough review led by the Vicar General. The plan includes merging offices, reducing administrative staff, and transitioning many programs to a parish-focused model.

These changes are intended to better support the Archdiocese’s nearly 300 parishes while addressing financial pressures and preparing for the move to new offices in 2025.

“This restructuring has, unfortunately, resulted in regrettable lay-offs,” Cardinal Dolan stated in the news release, referring to reductions at the Cardinal Cooke Building and other locations.

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Today I return to this thread. I made some very minor adjustments since I last updated here. That is not why I have replied to this thread today. This website was the only Christian website where I shared my testimony.

With the single solo project I have been given I went onto to print some business cards which I mentioned in this thread. I mentioned in that thread how I gave some out to church members and those who I have felt drawn to share with.

I had been thinking of turning my testimony into an Ebook and I did that pretty much today. This is of course free. The photo I took myself the picture. I shortened it a bit to make it into an ebook. It is on Google and free and all safe and all that.

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It is surprising what you can do with a solo project. I got a domain for my own free blog and this is the link today directly to my testimony today-

My Christian Testimony The Gifts of the Holy Spirit acting in my life and todays world written by an autistic Christian

I wrote a post to try and help others and give back how I did ths project the steps also discussing the Parable of the Lampstands and Talents.

The Parable of the Lampstand and Talents-Using your talents to bring light to the world

“My parents have always been very adamant about their Catholic faith,” said one of the sons of the Jiménez family, who is originally from Mexico and owns Carnicerías Jiménez, a grocery store chain in metro Chicago. The family was recently awarded the Iskali Inspired Award, which honors those whose life and work, guided by their faith, serve as an example for young people.

“Iskali” in the Indigenous Mexican language Náhuatl means “growth.”

“This legacy can inspire new generations to see leadership as a call to serve, showing them that they too can create significant changes within their communities,” Vicente Del Real, founder and director of Iskali, an apostolate dedicated to training young Latinos committed to their faith, shared with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner.

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A traditional quinceañera — a celebration for a young Hispanic woman when she turns 15 — includes not just a beautiful ball gown and vibrant party but also a Mass of celebration and thanksgiving.

Now, in preparation for her quinceañera, a young woman may also opt to take classes with the “Quinceañera Created for God: Creada para Dios” program. The course is an eight-week bilingual formation program run by local parishes designed to prepare young women for their quinceañeras by forming them in understanding their femininity from a Catholic perspective.

Attendees braved the snowy Colorado weather on Nov. 7 to celebrate the launch of “Creada Para Dios” at Most Precious Blood’s St. Stephen’s Hall in Denver. The group also included participants from the Diocese of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Denver Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez led the gathering in bilingual prayer to open the event.

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The Republican Party has secured a majority of the seats in the United States House of Representatives, having already secured the White House and the U.S. Senate.

The Hill Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday evening that the Republican Party will get at least 218 seats in the House, which is the minimum number needed to have a majority.

Describing the Republican election victories as a “trifecta,” The Hill acknowledged that the final tally of the House remains “uncertain” as ballots in California continue to be counted.

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Allow me an anecdotal answer then scriptural. God is love. Agape love, the highest most precious love possible, available to all humans regardless of situation. Grace is granted towards all sinners not deserving anything from God. His great gift is grace, undeserved favor to have opportunity of salvation. Unfortunately our world of people mostly remain ignorant of such favor, blinded by world religions serving non-existent deities, while all along God awards enough grace to to be welcomed by Father God to meet Jesus. That gift made it possible for any person to respond to Him, like Abel, Enoch.....

A small example of an action of grace from human to human for me was when a great aunt I hardly knew decided to invest in college education for her future heirs. She learned how this poor boy dreamed of being a forest or park ranger, so contacted the only university offering that field of study. She learned the costs and set up an account for me, telling only my mother. Upon graduating high school my mother said I needed to go to the college and sign up. "Just do it, don't worry." My parents had no extra money, I had no scholarship according to the school counselor. It was very hard to believe, but I reluctantly obeyed her. Upon getting to the end of a long line I saw people handing over hundreds. I had $20, nothing like what others were paying, and almost left to go home hopeless. The registrar said "James, welcome. Your first semester tuition, room & board, books, supplies and all fees are paid. Do well, study and enjoy more semesters." That was human grace applied to me until drafted and joining the US Navy 4 years, college education completed with GI Bill funding. By all that human grace, which I believe was guided by God's hand came the opportunities to develop and accomplish my dream.

Our opportunity of experiencing the grace of and from God is sealed for all believers by the blood of Jesus after the pattern of revelations afforded by the old Noahic, Abrahamic/Melchisidec and Mosaic covenants.

Because of the unconditional favor of grace from God it is possible for anyone to respond when called upon by Father God to believe Him by faith like those patriarchs did, regardless of ineligibility because of sin, believing and obeying the gospel (good news) of Jesus the Messiah/Christ from Heaven available to Jews and Gentile heathen alike. Hear the Father call you to Jesus by His grace towards you wherever you might be, believe the gospel of Jesus, repent of sin to the end of your life, follow the leading of Jesus by the Holy Spirit placed in every Christian.
John 6:44-47 (KJV) 44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

Beware the popular saying "once saved, always saved". Believers are buried with Christ, raised with Jesus Christ, and have commandments of holiness. Live holy as He is holy increasingly. Grow in faith, 'eat' the Word daily, partner with Jesus day by day forever, pray every day enjoying His personal friendship, overcoming sin, loving neighbors and even those who don't love back. Learn from Him what the scriptures say, to be strong to witness to others whenever, wherever.

None need to beg God for anything, or ask for grace already showered towards all on earth. Pray to Father God in the name of Jesus only, none other, He will hear you.
John 16:23-27 (KJV)
23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

Take in His never-ending grace no less often than the sunlight by day. Aim your ear towards Him, stay tuned in as a happy disciple.

Bob Crowley said:

I'm not very interested in the possibiliy of microbial "life on Mars". I'm more interested in whether we can settle on Mars.

Then there really will be "life on Mars".

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There's been a lot of thought and experiment towards settling on Mars.

I'll be getting a bit long in the tooth by 2033, when NASA and CNSA (China National Space Agency) both hope to send crews and payloads to Mars.


If there is ever a "War of the Worlds" involving Mars and Earth it will probably be a version of the Boston Tea Party - Martian Colonists telling the Earthlings they don't want any more convict labourers, and they're not paying taxation without representation.

ForgiveMeGod said:

I think that ship has sailed. I created this painting in 2010 and only painted one painting since. My skills are not even close to this ability as a painter, as of at the moment, since I developed a thinking disorder but that didn’t stop me from creating other works of art, such as drawings, music, writing, digital art, websites and many creative projects for others. God creates and so do I.

i do like your arguments on this website. You seem like of one of the main people on here I agree with, though I am not the greatest at articulating my thoughts. Maybe it’s your fruit of the spirit.

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Thanks, that is good even tough you are not painting you are still doing other projects.

This word “love” literally means “to prefer.” And its usage includes “to take pleasure in,” “to long for,” “to esteem.” Now, what I failed to mention in the video is that not all of these definitions might apply in every situation. For we are to love other humans, including the people of the world and our fellow Christians, but we are not to long for them or to take pleasure in them, at least not in the sense to where they end up replacing or superseding our Lord in our affections and devotion.

But what I am getting from this passage today is that we are not to prefer the world to our Lord. We are not to prefer and to long for, esteem, and take pleasure in the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and the pride of life. For all that is of our sinful flesh and it is not of God. And as followers of Jesus Christ we are to prefer what God prefers, which is what is holy, righteous, godly, morally pure, honest, upright, and trustworthy, etc. And we are to prefer to live through Christ and to embrace his will for our lives.

Also, all that is in the world is of the flesh and is not from the Father but from the world. And the desires of the flesh and of the eyes and the pride of life are of our sinful flesh and not of God, so we are not to prefer and to long for and to take pleasure in these things. For these are expressed in such things as idolatry, adultery, sexual immorality, lying, cheating, stealing, gossiping, drunkenness, and hating, etc. And love does no harm to its neighbor, and love for God forsakes such sins as these.

So, if we end up preferring the world and loving and embracing and being passionate about the desires of the flesh, and thus we neglect our Lord and our allegiance and obedience to him, then the love of the Father is not in us, regardless of what our lips profess. For it is whoever is doing the will of God who abides with God forever. It is not those who give lip service to God only while they deny Jesus Christ by their life choices and by their lifestyles. So, we need to take this seriously, for lip service only will not grant us eternal life with God and heaven as our eternal destiny.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

Preferring the World
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March 14, 2023

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Oh, to Be Like Thee, Blessed Redeemer

Lyrics by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1897
Music by W. J. Kirkpatrick, 1897

Oh, to be like Thee! blessèd Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I’ll forfeit all of earth’s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear.

Oh, to be like Thee! full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wandering sinner to find.

O to be like Thee! lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer others to save.

O to be like Thee! while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love;
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.

Oh, to be like Thee! Oh, to be like Thee,
Blessèd Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.

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Be strong in the grace of Christ, and
Put on His full armor in your fight
Against the enemy of your souls,
And resist him with all your might.
Take up the shield of your faith within you.
Salvation’s helmet – you put it on.
Put on the belt of truth,
And walk in the Spirit,
And you’ll not be ashamed.
Love your Lord Jesus; call His Name.

Call on your Lord and Savior, Jesus, and
Make Him Lord and King of your hearts.
Obey all of His teachings He has given
To you to follow in all His ways.
Repent of your sins. Return to your God.
Follow Him where’er He leads you now.
Humble yourselves in full
Surrender to His will
For your lives today.
Bow before Him, and humbly pray.

Be strong in the grace of Christ, and
Obey your Lord in ev’rything, always
Keeping His teachings in your hearts near you.
Walk with Christ in ev’ry way.
Resist the devil. He will flee from you.
Draw near to God, and He’ll be near you.
Wash your hands you sinners
And double minded.
Weep and wail o’er sin.
With Christ, your new lives begin.

An Original Work / November 14, 2011
Based off I Pet. 5:6-9; Eph. 6:10-20; Jms. 4:4-10

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We who believe in Jesus Christ to be Lord and Savior of our lives, who have been crucified with him in death to sin, and who have been raised with him to walk in newness of life in him, are the church, the body of Christ. For the church is not a physical building nor a church denomination nor a corporation under the state, although this is what many people have turned it into. The church is the people of God, and we are the living stones in this spiritual building (house).

Now, as living stones in this spiritual building, we are God’s possession and he is now our Lord and Master. And we are now his holy nation, his holy people, his chosen people, the people of God belonging to God, whether Jew or non-Jew by physical birth. And we are to be growing and maturing in our walks of faith and in obedience to our Lord. And we are to offer our lives to Jesus Christ as living sacrifices to him, holy and pleasing to him. And we are no longer to be conformed to the ways of this sinful world, but we are to be transformed in heart and mind of the Spirit of God to live holy lives to God.


Now that we are God’s holy people, a people for his own possession, and he is our Lord and Master, we should not only be living holy lives, pleasing to God, but we are to be proclaiming the truth of the gospel to other people. And we are to be proclaiming to them how Jesus Christ/God called us out of the darkness (sin, wickedness) into his marvelous light (righteousness, truth). For if we are true followers of Christ we have been crucified with him in death to sin, and we have been raised with him to walk in newness of life in him in righteousness and in obedience to our Lord.


Therefore, as we live as strangers here on earth, living holy lives separate (unlike, different) from the world, because we are being conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, we are to abstain from the passions of the flesh. We are not to be living in sexual immorality or in idolatry, nor should we be telling lies or cheating or committing adultery, etc. But we are to keep our conduct honorable among the ungodly of this world so that they can see our good deeds and so that they, too, can come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

[Matt 7:21-23; Matt 24:9-14; Lu 9:23-26; Rom 1:18-32; Rom 2:6-8; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-14,24; Rom 12:1-2; Rom 13:11; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10,15,21; 1 Co 1:18; 1 Co 15:1-2; 2 Tim 1:8-9; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 1:5; Gal 5:16-21; Gal 6:7-8; Eph 2:8-10; Eph 4:17-32; Eph 5:3-6; Col 1:21-23; Col 3:5-17; 1 Pet 2:24; Tit 2:11-14; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6,24-25; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Heb 3:6,14-15; Heb 10:23-31; Heb 12:1-2; Rev 21:8,27; Rev 22:14-15]

A Spiritual House
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March 13, 2023

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The Lord’s Anointed

An Original Work / December 16, 2011
Based off Isaiah 61

The Spirit of the Sov’reign Lord on me;
Anointed to preach the Good News;
Sent me to bind up the brokenhearted;
Proclaim freedom for the captives.
He sent me to preach release for pris’ners
Who are walking in sin’s darkness;
Proclaim God’s grace to all men who’ll listen;
And tell them about God’s judgments;
Comfort all who mourn;
Give crowns of beauty;
Oil of gladness and thanksgiving.

They will be called oaks of God’s righteousness,
A planting of our Savior, God,
For the display of our Lord’s splendor, and
They will rebuild God’s holy church.
God will renew them, and will restore them,
And you’ll be called priests of the Lord.
You will be ministers of our God, and
You will rejoice in salvation.
The Lord loves justice;
He is faithful to
Reward those who are seeking Him.

I delight greatly in the Lord;
My soul rejoices in my Savior, God.
He has clothed me with His salvation,
And in a robe of His righteousness.
He has given me priestly garments to wear,
As the bride of Jesus Christ.
As the garden of our Lord and Savior,
He causes us to grow in Him.
He makes righteousness,
Praise, and thanksgiving
Spring up before all the nations.

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Clouds and thunder, days of hunger,
Enemies lurking, liars working,
Not good fellows, armies bellow,
All asunder, bad men blunder.

Time is ticking, truth not clicking,
Faith in God to wise men sticking.
Foolishness is now accepted,
Truth of God is intercepted.

Truth and lies now interchanging,
For the gospel rearranging,
Good is evil, evil good,
For the truth not understood.

Jesus said that we must follow
Him in truth, do not be shallow.
Die to sin, live for Him daily,
Share His truth and suffer gayly.

An Original Work / January 23, 2024

Here's what I said about it, which is very closely mirrored.

All Becomes New said:

Here is my after-election analysis:

To put this in terms of employment:
The American people did not want to hire a DEI who had no qualifications compared to the guy with a bachelor's in business.

Thanks for coming to my TED Talks.

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Brian Fraser said:

"Beyond Einstein: non-local physics, 7 th ed"

Beyond Einstein: non-local physics, 7 th ed

"Beyond Einstein: non-local physics" is about how temporal motion manifests itself in a spatial reference system. Edition history: The 2 nd ed. offered simple explanations for the nature and behavior of gravity, the stability of galaxies

www.academia.edu

"Intuitive Concepts for Atomic and Photon Spin Systems"

Intuitive Concepts for Atomic and Photon Spin Systems, 3 rd ed

This article is a revised follow-up to Beyond Einstein: non-local physics (6th ed.). It presents an alternative to the nuclear model of the atom. It proposes that all particles (photons, atoms, etc.) are composed of pure space and time relationships,

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"Basis for Scriptural Physics"
Scriptural Physics

https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26395.59683

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Is this something to do with phenomenal consciousness. That seems to be the trend nowadays. After experiments like Wigners Friend and Wheelers Delated Choice many ideas about consciosness being fundemental have emerged. Chalmers writes some good papers on this.

But unlike physics or neuroscience the idea of some sense or interaction is going on besides just the physical aspects calculated for time and space. QM revealed this with its non local interactions. Some say this closely reflects how consciousness works.

Intuitive we know there is more going on besides the physical parameters. Science seperated the subject from what was measured but now it seems we cannot seperate ourselves from what is going on. Like consciousness is entangled and influences outcomes.

We sense this with non physical and non local interactions like we are not just empty physical vessels moving through time and space but actually interacting with it. We can't put our finger on exactly explaining this but it seems so intuitively right and fits what we are experiencing.

1Tonne said:

We should then contact all the hundreds of YouTube channels that have street evangelism to ask them to remove their content.

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If any of the people producing them asked my opinion, I would say the same; obtain people's consent to publish footage of them.

Wolseley said:

Well, isn't that just precious. Bless their hearts.

Most little girls play dollies or jumprope; they decided to play church....just adorable.

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When I was young, my little brother use to play 'priest' at home ...
he would pretend to be saying Mass.

PARASHAH: “Lech Lecha” (go, go for yourself)

GENESIS 12:1-17:27


“Now YHVH (God) said unto Abram: Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee” These are the opening words that YHVH speaks unto Abram. A Midrash interprets this to mean; “Go forth to find your authentic self to learn who you are meant to be”

This might be a command to every person on earth. We are to “go forth” and find “Adonai” and discover who He intends us to be! Our destiny should be entirely in HIS hands.

Now we might ask, “Why did YHVH (God) choose Abram to begin his chosen people?” No one knows the “why?” only that he DID choose him. Perhaps he had a curious and searching mind, searching for the real and true God.

We must remember that there was no such person as a “Jew” back then. Abram was a Mesopotamian, from the Chaldean city of “Ur” similar to the Hebrew “Ir” which means “city”. He was raised as an idol worshipper, and his family’s business, according to the rabbis, was making and selling idols. Abraham's family moved to "Haran" which was also part of Mesopotamia, but the call was to "leave" Mesopotamia completely. Abraham's father "Terah" died in Haran, so from Haran, the "calling of Abraham" was issued from the mouth of HaShem (The Name) "which is also used to indicate "God"

Hebrew tradition teaches that when Abram was young, he attended the “School of Shem”. Shem, the son of Noah taught youths about the true God, Adonai-Elohim, the great El Shaddai, so, Abram might have known something about Elohim from Shem, that is if the story is true. But like I said, it is a story based on tradition.

We only know that YHVH chose Abram, and he accepted and obeyed the voice of YHVH. Here is a commandment and the blessings of obeying the commandment. “Leave your father’s house and go to a land which I will show you.” We see that G-d wanted Abram to distance himself from idol worshipping and everything connected with the such. Once he obeyed the voice of HaShem, THEN… the blessings would come;

“I will make of thee a great nation”, “I will bless thee and make thy name great (shem gadol) and be thou a blessing”, “I will bless them that bless thee and curse them that curse thee”, “In thee shall all the families of the world be blessed” we later see that under “being a great nation” we could add the promise; “Your seed will be like the dust of the earth” and also “like the stars of heaven” What do these promises involve?

First of all, let’s look at the words; “Dust of the earth” and “stars of heaven”. Am Israel becoming "like" the “dust” of the earth, in that they were “trampled upon” by many nations that wanted to extinguish the Jewish people, yet they were also as the “stars of heaven” they shone with the light of Adonai, they brought the worship of the ONE true GOD, Adonai-Elohim-Yeshuah. And from Am Israel, came “Yeshua” who is the “Light of the World”

Once Abram obeyed the voice of YHVH, and he arrived in the land of Canaan, then came the testings.

We see that Adonai wanted to test his faith like he tests us all in many different ways. Yes, we all want blessings, but at times, blessings come with a price.

“Am gadol” a great nation, or a great people. It started with Yitzchak (Isaac), the first and only son of Abram and Sarah. From him, we know the story; Yitzchak > Ya’akov (Jacob) > 12 tribes > multitudes! As a sign, YHVH changed the name of Abram to Abraham. If we look at the paleo Hebrew symbolism in the name “Abram” we see “Alef” (A) “Beit”(B) “Resh”(R) and “Mem”(M). 4 letters, “4” symbolize the 4 corners of the earth. The descendants of Abraham are in all 4 corners of the earth. But we can see these letters meaning or symbolizing “the father who is the head of a multitude”. Also, we can read this as; God blesses the first house with a multitude”.

Later, YHVH changes his name by adding the letter “hey” (H). Now it is “abraHam”. What is the significance of the “H”? Well, one way we can look at it is that the “hey” (h) is the only letter in the Hebrew Alef-bet that is pronounced with one “breathing out air”. When you pronounce “h” we send out a puff of air from our mouth. We can also say “wind” in Hebrew; “Ruach” it also means “spirit”. SO…we can say that “YHVH sent out the “spirit of life” into the womb of Sarah through the seed of Abraham. Also, the ancient meaning of the letter “hey” is “Behold!” so, we can say “Behold, a multitude is coming from Abraham and Sarah!” starting with Yitzchak.

Yet we cannot forget about Ishmael, who was the son of Abraham and Hagar, the Egyptian. The promise extended to him too, although this was not part of God’s “perfect” will. He “permitted” the union between Abraham and Hagar, yet with consequences; the Arab nations who are the enemies of Israel. “Ishmael” means “God listens (to man)” “Ish+shema+El. (reading right to left) HOWEVER, if we read from left to right we get “Man listens to God” and every man that listens to God, in obedience, whether Arab or any other ethnic identity, that man will be blessed also.

Adonai stated also that “in thee, all of the families of the world would be blessed”. The greatest blessing is in Yeshua HaMashiach. From the seed of Abraham, came the nation of Israel, and we know that Mary and Joseph, the guardians of Yeshua were of the seed of Abraham, and more closely, the seed of David. We need to look not so much at physical blessings, nor biological/genealogical blessings. We might be of Jewish ancestry, but that does not secure for us salvation, we need to look at Yeshua our Messiah, who is our “Yeshuateinu” (our salvation)

This chapter also states that “Abram took his wife Sarai and his brother’s son Lot, and all the wealth that they had amassed and the persons that they had acquired in Haran and they set out for the land of Canaan”

Some translations say “souls” instead of “persons”. We can assume that by these words “acquired persons or souls” Abram and Sarai were “soul winners” that they converted many “souls” in Haran to the belief in the one TRUE GOD, that they abandoned the false deities and were thus “grafted in” sort of saying, into the “Mishpochah Abram” (the family of Abram) They also probably bought servants and slaves, and I am sure that they witnessed to them too.

The Word also states that Abraham acquired much “wealth” and took it with him of course. This wealth was in the form of gold, silver, and livestock. We all have internal “wealth” which is the knowledge and wisdom that comes from studying God’s word, and that is what we take with us wherever we go. We are to “share” this wealth with others through teaching and preaching the WORD, and be witnesses of the “Living WORD”

Once they arrived in Canaan, they would be “Gerim” from the word “Ger” which means a “sojourner” that is a person who is not a native of that land, but who will live there. We could consider ourselves as “sojourners” on this planet called “Earth” this earth is not our permanent home, even though we were born “earthlings” our true home is in Heaven, the New Jerusalem.

Now we look at Lot, Abraham’s nephew, Lot started arguing over land for cattle. So, Abraham says for him to select one area and he would go in the other direction. So, Lot chose “Sodom!” the land around it looked very fertile. That is the way the land of sin appears to people. It looks attractive. So, Lot pitched his tent TOWARDS Sodom…then…he actually entered and LIVES in Sodom. And so, it is with sin. We might get attracted to it, get closer to it, and finally, indulge in it! So, be careful!

Another fact we read is that Abram stopped in two places, “Shechem” and “Betel” where he built altars and worshiped Adonai. We do the same, but we do not build stone altars. We worship Adonai in spirit and truth. An interesting fact about the place “Beth-El, it means “House of God”. Yet the Canaanites worshiped a false deity which was also called “El” The difference between the god “El” of the Canaanites and “El Elyon” or “El Elohim” is that we worship the true EL, the “One who is Strong and who Leads and Instructs” as symbolized in the two Paleo-Hebrew letters; “Aleph and Lamed”

We can also see symbolism in the "Tent" that Abraham pitched everywhere he went, and the "Altars" that he built. A tent is temporary, you can put it up and take it down. "Altars" are permanent. The "altar" is where we meet God at. Our "tents" are our homes, houses, mobile homes, apartments, condos, etc... Our "Altar" is our congregation of believers, where we go on the Shabbat, or on Sundays to fellowship with other believers and receive the WORD of God from rabbis and pastors.

There were three promises made to Abraham. His seed would be like the dust of the earth. His seed would be like the stars of heaven, his seed would be like the sands of the sea. Can you count the stars? Can you count the grains of sand on the beach? Can you count dust? Here is something to think about. We walk on dust, we trample it underfoot. Israel has been trampled underfoot and has been looked down upon by many nations, yet, the dust still lasts, it will always be. Leave a car out in the desert for 50 years, and the dust will wear it away into rusted metal, yet the “dust” will always be, and so will Israel.

Circumcision! This is an important area, but some make it TOO important. YHVH instructed Abraham to be circumcised and that every male should also be circumcised. This was and is a mark of the covenant. But what about today? Is it still important? Yes, it is, but in the physical aspect of the same. For male health and cleanliness, it is good for every baby boy to be circumcised. YHVH is more concerned about our heart condition. Moshe stated that the “foreskin of our hearts should be circumcised”. Spiritually speaking, the “foreskin” of our hearts is the carnal ways that we all have, being that we are a fallen race and have the inbred original sin.

“So, circumcise your heart and stiffen your neck no longer” (Deut 10:16)

We’ve been blessed with the Hawaiian Iveron icon four times. Amazing every time. Glory to God!!

Valletta said:

The Kari Lake camp wrote them a letter about the numbers.

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That is about the size of it, yes.

If this term is like the previous one, they'll be replaced before they've set up their offices.