DOCUMENTING a life

 

Luke 12:42-43

King James Version

42 And the Lord said, 

Who then is that faithful and wise steward, 

whom his lord shall make ruler over his household,

to give them their portion of meat in due season?

43 Blessed is that servant, 

whom his lord when he cometh 

shall find so doing.

Acknowledgment.

Appreciation.

Awe.

Those are the things I feel.

When I see what GOD has created.

What GOD has done for us.

What GOD has promised us.

I don't look to the big things.

I look to the small things.

To the things people take for granted.

Such as this lone rose.

From the two dozen roses, only one was left standing.

Only GOD knows how it happened.

For only GOD has power over everything.

Whether it be the life, of one rose.

Or the life, of one person.

I suppose I've always been that way.

Appreciating the simple things.

The forgotten things.

I still see life, in the discarded things.

Would that be of use in my task as workman?

I suppose so.

For SPIRIT guided me to create "blooks".

What I call our blogs, and books.

Which aim to share Scripture.

Invigorating self, faith, and churches once more.

And yet, it's all for GOD's GLORY.

To acknowledge His love.

To appreciate JESUS, Who gave His life for us.

To thank SPIRIT, for teaching me Scripture.

My lone, standing rose may be gone.

Past its life.

Past its freshness.

But never past its beauty.

I still see life in it.

Dried, but not forgotten.

For one who is born again, everything GOD made, has life.

For our GOD is a LIVING GOD.

He breathes life into man.

His SPIRIT refreshes us.

We are subject to His laws.

The true born again doesn't worship nature.

We appreciate it, but we don't worship it.

We worship the One, TRUE GOD alone.

Whose face is in JESUS.

John 14:7

King James Version

7 If ye had known me, 

ye should have known my Father also: 

and from henceforth ye know him, 

and have seen him.

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The FIRST designer

 

Genesis 2:4

King James Version

4 These are the generations 

of the heavens and of the earth 

when they were created, 

in the day that the Lord God 

made the earth and the heavens,

No doubt about it.

The first designer was GOD.

Is, was, and has always been.

His book tells us:

Genesis 1:1

King James Version

1 In the beginning 

God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:31

King James Version

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, 

and, behold, it was very good. 

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

GOD created through His WORD.

Genesis 1:3

King James Version

3 And God said, 

Let there be light: 

and there was light.

John 1:1-3

King James Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, 

and the Word was with God, 

and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; 

and without him was not any thing made that was made.

JESUS is the WORD.

John 1:14

King James Version

14 And the Word was made flesh, 

and dwelt among us, 

(and we beheld his glory, 

the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) 

full of grace and truth.

Everything was created for JESUS.

Colossians 1:16

King James Version

16 For by him were all things created, 

that are in heaven, and that are in earth, 

visible and invisible, 

whether they be thrones, or dominions, 

or principalities, or powers:

all things were created by him, 

and for him:

In the end, the WORD is all that will remain.

Isaiah 40:8

King James Version

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: 

but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Luke 21:33

King James Version

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: 

but my words shall not pass away.

JESUS is the WORD of GOD.

The WORD created everything.

Everything then is for JESUS.

Everything is by His purpose, for His purpose, and from His purpose.

It's always full circle in GOD's purpose of creation.

Now, that we know GOD as first designer, we'll look at another discovery SPIRIT led me to today:

The FIRST industries on earth.

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WIDE open SPACES

 

Ezekiel 36:26

King James Version

26 A new heart also will I give you, 

and a new spirit will I put within you: 

and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, 

and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Don't you love wide, open spaces?

Where you don't have to be hit by "low-flying" golf balls?

Where you can have a simple picnic, with no flies, mosquitoes, or insects bothering you?

Where children can play freely, even without the usual playground amenities?

Where they can fly a kite, play badminton, drink lemonade, run to their hearts' content?

Where all you can see is the vast sky, and grass, on a cool, agreeable day?

And some tree, for potential cover, should it start raining, or if it gets too hot?

Are there such places?

Where you don't have to worry if someone will mug you, rob you, run over you, or bother you?

Or start chatting, when all you want is peace, and quiet?

Or not be bothered by electronic noise from people using their phones all the time?

And you don't have to worry looking your best, for obligatory selfies, and such?

Is there such a place, a small piece of heaven, you can call your own?

Even if you don't own it, but know of such a place to go to?

And not have to worry about bills, or maintaining a so-called normal life?

What kind of life have we created for ourselves?

What kind of existence have we created for each other?

What kind of world have we created for our children, and future generations?

It is a life, of freedom?

Or a life, of slavery?

A gilded existence?

Or a true existence?

A world where we can truly breathe?

Where people can blossom, doing the work they're cut out for?

Where everyone is valued for their work, no matter how humble?

Where people treat each other with love, care, and respect?

Where you are not measured, by how much you own, or earn?

Where you can roam, dream, rest -- unimpeded -- for a change?

Where people seek GOD, above all?

Is such a thing possible?

It is.

If you love GOD.

You will do all you can, to live by the Bible.

And to seek GOD's TRUTH alone.

Learning to love, as JESUS taught us.

Looking upon each other, from the tenderness of your heart.

Not seeking the things of the world.

Because you know, those things don't matter.

You only care to be with JESUS.

So, look around you.

Do the buildings, institutions, monuments, businesses, and everything man-made really love you?

Do their designers love you?

Or, were they created to control you, enslave you, marginalize you?

I think you know the answer.

It's time to become born again now.

That you may really see.

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The WHITE weasel

 

Genesis 1:24-25

King James Version

24 And God said, 

Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, 

cattle, and creeping thing, 

and beast of the earth after his kind: 

and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind,

 and cattle after their kind, 

and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: 

and God saw that it was good.

If there's one thing GOD designed me for, it's probably to laugh at anything downright funny.

I was praying before bedtime, thanking GOD for everything.

Then remembered the white weasel from a BBC Earth documentary I watched yesterday.

I started laughing.

Simply had to tell you about it today.

Sure, people use the word "weasel" to describe an untrustworthy person.

Someone who'll "weasel" their way through something.

After watching the video, I realized what they meant, merely because of this creature's way of rapidly moving about.

(Not to mention what other sites say about his destructive abilities.)

What caused me great laughter was at how he dragged a mouse he had preyed upon, put on reserve, from his underground snow den.

To keep himself warm, the weasel took out tufts of the rat's fur, covered himself swiftly and sporadically with it, then just as quickly, dozed off.

Just like that.

Nestled against his prey, too.

When you watch such documentaries, you'll be amazed at GOD's creation.

At how He designs everything perfectly.

And with great humor, and creativity.

Every creation, plant, human, animal, earth, has its own distinct character, and characteristic.

The earth is truly GOD's playground.

And to think He created everything in just SIX days.

Genesis 1:31

King James Version

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, 

and, behold, 

it was very good. 

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

If you have the heart of a child, you will marvel at GOD's creation.

And laugh.

Uncontrollably.

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