#Padon-Creations

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“You are like that illuminating light.

Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation...”

A line from Today’s reading of the Scriptures for Sunday

[Matthew 5]

Now when He saw the crowds, He went up on a mountain (as Moses had done before Him) and He sat down (as Jewish teachers of His day usually did). His disciples gathered around Him.

And He began to teach them.

Jesus: Blessed are the spiritually poor—the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Blessed are those who mourn—they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek and gentle—they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness—they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful—they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are those who are pure in heart—they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers—they will be called children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness—the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

And blessed are you, blessed are all of you, when people persecute you or denigrate you or despise you or tell lies about you on My account. But when this happens, rejoice. Be glad. Remember that God’s prophets have been persecuted in the past. And know that in heaven, you have a great reward.

You, beloved, are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes bland and loses its saltiness, can anything make it salty again? No. It is useless. It is tossed out, thrown away, or trampled.

And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house. You are like that illuminating light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.

Do not think that I have come to overturn or do away with the law or the words of our prophets. To the contrary: I have not come to overturn them but to fulfill them.

This, beloved, is the truth: until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter, not one pen stroke, will disappear from the sacred law—for everything, everything in the sacred law will be fulfilled and accomplished. Anyone who breaks even the smallest, most obscure commandment—not to mention teaches others to do the same—will be called small and obscure in the kingdom of heaven. Those who practice the law and teach others how to live the law will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you this: you will not enter the kingdom of heaven unless your righteousness goes deeper than the Pharisees’, even more righteous than the most learned learner of the law.

As you know, long ago God instructed Moses to tell His people, “Do not murder; those who murder will be judged and punished.” But here is the even harder truth: anyone who is angry with his brother will be judged for his anger. Anyone who taunts his friend, speaks contemptuously toward him, or calls him “Loser” or “Fool” or “Scum,” will have to answer to the high court. And anyone who calls his brother a fool may find himself in the fires of hell.

Therefore, if you are bringing an offering to God and you remember that your brother is angry at you or holds a grudge against you, then leave your gift before the altar, go to your brother, repent and forgive one another, be reconciled, and then return to the altar to offer your gift to God.

If someone sues you, settle things with him quickly. Talk to him as you are walking to court; otherwise, he may turn matters over to the judge, and the judge may turn you over to an officer, and you may land in jail. I tell you this: you will not emerge from prison until you have paid your last penny.

As you know, long ago God forbade His people to commit adultery. You may think you have abided by this Commandment, walked the straight and narrow, but I tell you this: any man who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery in his heart. If your right eye leads you into sin, gouge it out and throw it in the garbage—for better you lose one part of your body than march your entire body through the gates of sin and into hell. And if your right hand leads you into sin, cut it off and throw it away—for better you lose one part of your body than march your entire body through the gates of sin and into hell.

And here is something else: you have read in Deuteronomy that anyone who divorces his wife must do so fairly—he must give her the requisite certificate of divorce and send her on her way, free and unfettered. But I tell you this: unless your wife cheats on you, you must not divorce her, period. Nor are you to marry someone who has been married and divorces, for a divorced person who remarries commits adultery.

You know that God expects us to abide by the oaths we swear and the promises we make. But I tell you this: do not ever swear an oath. What is an oath? You cannot say, “I swear by heaven”—for heaven is not yours to swear by; it is God’s throne. And you cannot say, “I swear by this good earth,” for the earth is not yours to swear by; it is God’s footstool. And you cannot say, “I swear by the holy city Jerusalem,” for it is not yours to swear by; it is the city of God, the capital of the King of kings. You cannot even say that you swear by your own head, for God has dominion over your hands, your lips, your head. It is He who determines if your hair be straight or curly, white or black; it is He who rules over even this small scrap of creation. You need not swear an oath—any impulse to do so is of evil. Simply let your “yes” be “yes,” and let your “no” be “no.”

You know that Hebrew Scripture sets this standard of justice and punishment: take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say this, don’t fight against the one who is working evil against you. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, you are to turn and offer him your left cheek. If someone connives to get your shirt, give him your jacket as well. If someone forces you to walk with him for a mile, walk with him for two instead. If someone asks you for something, give it to him. If someone wants to borrow something from you, do not turn away.

You have been taught to love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you this: love your enemies. Pray for those who torment you and persecute you—in so doing, you become children of your Father in heaven. He, after all, loves each of us—good and evil, kind and cruel. He causes the sun to rise and shine on evil and good alike. He causes the rain to water the fields of the righteous and the fields of the sinner. It is easy to love those who love you—even a tax collector can love those who love him. And it is easy to greet your friends—even outsiders do that! But you are called to something higher: “Be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

The Book of Matthew, Chapter 5 (The Voice)

Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the 2nd chapter of Ezra that documents the people who returned to Jerusalem:

These are the people from the province who now returned from the captivity, exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his hometown. They came in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.

The numbers of the returning Israelites by families of origin were as follows:

Parosh, 2,172

Shephatiah, 372

Arah, 775

Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812

Elam, 1,254

Zattu, 945

Zaccai, 760

Bani, 642

Bebai, 623

Azgad, 1,222

Adonikam, 666

Bigvai, 2,056

Adin, 454

Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98

Bezai, 323

Jorah, 112

Hashum, 223

Gibbar, 95.

Israelites identified by place of origin were as follows:

Bethlehem, 123

Netophah, 56

Anathoth, 128

Azmaveth, 42

Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743

Ramah and Geba, 621

Micmash, 122

Bethel and Ai, 223

Nebo, 52

Magbish, 156

Elam (the other one), 1,254

Harim, 320

Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725

Jericho, 345

Senaah, 3,630.

Priestly families:

Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973

Immer, 1,052

Pashhur, 1,247

Harim, 1,017.

Levitical families:

Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74.

Singers:

Asaph’s family line, 128.

Security guard families:

Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.

Families of temple support staff:

Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,

Keros, Siaha, Padon,

Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,

Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,

Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,

Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,

Uzza, Paseah, Besai,

Asnah, Meunim, Nephussim,

Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

Neziah, and Hatipha.

Families of Solomon’s servants:

Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.

Temple support staff and Solomon’s servants added up to 392.

These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren’t able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not:

Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in all.

Likewise with these priestly families:

Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took that name.

They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn’t find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean. The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.

The total count for the congregation was 42,360. That did not include the male and female slaves, which numbered 7,337. There were also 200 male and female singers, and they had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.

* * *

Some of the heads of families, on arriving at The Temple of God in Jerusalem, made Freewill-Offerings toward the rebuilding of The Temple of God on its site. They gave to the building fund as they were able, about 1,100 pounds of gold, about three tons of silver, and 100 priestly robes.

The priests, Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem. The singers, security guards, and temple support staff found places in their hometowns. All the Israelites found a place to live.

The Book of Ezra, Chapter 2 (The Message)

my personal reading of the Scriptures for Sunday, march 7 of 2021 with a paired chapter from each Testament of the Bible, along with Today’s Psalms and Proverbs

A post by John Parsons that takes a look into the inner room of the Tabernacle and Temple, just as the inner room of the heart (inside, Anew)

So much depends on how you look at things... Take the Tabernacle, or "Mishkan," for instance. Compared to the glories of the Egyptian pyramids, the Sphinx, the enormous temples at Thebes and other places, the Mishkan must have seemed unimpressive and a bit underwhelming. The Holy Place structure, for instance, measured just 20 x 20 cubits in size - a modest area covered in animal skins and curtains. Inside the tent structure (ohel) was placed the Menorah, the Shulchan (table), and the relatively small Golden Altar used to burn incense. The tent was further divided by a curtain (parochet) that cordoned off the Holy of Holies, a 10 x 10 cubit square section that contained the most sacred ritual object of all, namely, the Ark of the Covenant. All in all the Mishkan seemed to be a rather humble dwelling shrine when compared to the opulent structures of Egypt.

And yet it was here, hidden in plain sight, that the very Shekhinah Glory of the LORD was manifest, and it was here, in the midst of the darkness of the Holy of Holies, that the sacrificial blood was placed over the Ark that held the tablets of the law, representing our atonement in the Messiah. In the midst of the dark cloud, with the plume of incense rising, the High Priest offered up the blood "la'Adonai," designated as the Lord's, to heal us from our separation from his love and truth. And all this was a "pattern" to demonstrate the greater reality of the sacrificial death of Yeshua given on our behalf.

As the Book of Hebrews argues, Yeshua is the High Priest of the New Covenant of God, ordained of after the "order of Malki-Tzedek," the one who bears the office of High Priest not based on the Torah given at Sinai, based as it was on the weakness of the flesh, but by virtue of the power of the everlasting oath and the power of Almighty God (Psalm 110:4). As such Yeshua has made the New Covenant (הַבְּרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה) with those who trust in his sacrificial death offered for their sins. Those who belong to Him have a new altar not based on the temporary provision of the Levitical priesthood (Heb. 7:11; Heb. 13:10). And just as the humble tabernacle disguised the Divine Presence from the eyes of the proud, so the humility of Yeshua our High Priest was hidden. First he was born in obscurity and in poverty. He emptied Himself of regal glory to become “God with us,” one who would bear our sorrows. For the cross at Calvary was the Altar by which His sacrificial blood was once and for all offered to secure for us an everlasting atonement (i.e., καταλλαγή, literally place of exchange: "life for life"). The cross of Messiah appears as "foolishness" to the proud eyes of this world, but to those who are saved it is the power of God (1 Cor. 1:18). Shabbat shalom chaverim! [Hebrew for Christians]

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An email from Glenn Jackson:

March 7th

* The Incarnation was the union of Deity and humanity in the Babe of Bethlehem. It was love's intrusion into the realm of selfishness. The long anticipated had at last arrived. God was united with humanity. The intrusion was not with an army...it was in the form of a dainty babe. They called His name Jesus. That name has filled the ages with songs and melodies. It has brought courage to the defeated; liberty to the slave; strength to the weak; healing to the sick; and eternal life to the world. That Babe who gave Mary her first great joy in that little town of Bethlehem, restored to woman the crown that she lost in the Garden of Eden. She was man's help-meet, she became his "slave" after the Fall. Jesus gave her hope, equality, and made her the queen of the heart of the New Creation.

...."The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host".... Psalm 68:11 NASB

Today’s message from the Institute for Creation Research

March 7, 2021

There Is a Fountain

“And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.” (Revelation 21:6)

Christian hymns were often written as deeply moving poems and later added to music. We dare not exegete hymns to discover spiritual truth, but we can use them as spiritual aids to help focus our scriptural study. One such old-time poem is the favorite “There Is a Fountain” sung in churches today. Its five verses can inspire Christians. Verse one reads:

There is a fountain filled with blood

Drawn from Emmanuel’s veins;

And sinners plunged beneath that flood

Lose all their guilty stains.

Before Jesus came, His unique birth was foretold by an angel and prophesied in Isaiah 7:14: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel,” meaning “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). He referred to Himself as “a well of water” (John 4:14) available to all.

The true understanding of the communion table, couched in the symbolic, precious words of Scripture (and our hymn), undergirds a lasting memorial to the work of Christ. “This cup is the new testament [i.e., covenant] in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance [i.e., a memorial] of me” (1 Corinthians 11:25).

The blood that was shed applies to believers, blessedly taking away our sin, for “the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Isaiah 1:18). A blessed truth indeed! JDM

[1whoisvictorious]

Welcome back

Its a mystery how long its been since i’ve participated here, and im sure to whomever may be reading this that may very well not even be a matter of importance. I guess i came to say, “Hey” I hope all is well and that you’ve said you’re prayers and that even if you can’t say that everything is going your way... If you’re reading this you’re blessed. Blessed with life, blessed to be within a land that allows such freedom of accessible information and forums, blessed to be able to read.. hmm.... maybe these things are too simple for some , for the eye to percieve the blessing in just being, being here. I wish nothing more than for you to marvel at your good fortune ; that it may cause you to become all tingly inside and bring about bursting giggles and laughters. Adversity hates that: contentment. 

  With a degree of understanding , as i understand it, you child of the great i am , like me are an eternal soul in a temporal body , fearfully and marvelously formed out of dust from the earth and the work of the Almighty of Almighty’s hands. 

This next statement may seem controdictory or maybe counterintuitive- i can’t be sure due to my tendency to use big words for their taste and not always for their meaning (i ask for forgiveness for every grammar stickler who may come across my trend of thought- mentorship even if the admonishment comes gently) 

However even more so, to you vessels out there as afore mentioned, i must beg you’re pardon when i state: i dont give a damn who you think you are- with no diminishing of you’re true value which you may be lucky enough to be contiously aware of or not: From the perspective of one who’s essentricism and methedology for forming coping mechanisims amist an era of nieivety to which lack of common sense is most common: i’ve gone from jail cells, probation offices, flimsy friendships once firm for their turn in thier season seemed to fold and fumble once off season had come, and the pain that perices bone pulle me to my knees -the proper place for such an out poor and regurgitation of toxins i’d taken down like tonics for such a number of years prior.... Fuhcet whom you thin you are . because pride always ALWAYS comes before the fall- and if you’ve fallen down count your blessings NOW because you’re not only still on this ball of rock and gas flying through the known universe but THAT TO WHICH YOU’VE BEEN OUTSCOURCEING LIFE has deemed you worthy enough for business. look i can say i’m a christian or i can get in the WORD and show you all the reasons i’m not worthy of such glory. but Glory to Glory 

i was sitting on the inside of a plexy glass frame , looking into the eyes of a broken hearted mother when i found out that someone DIED , like actually relinguished their life to turn mine around. Lord forgive me because i’m not refferencing The Christ who is risen but it is because He is risen and His gospel sunk into a 106 year old man who surely hadn’t gotten glimpse of hair nore hide of me at least 15 years. But his IAM saw the  I AM within me o maybe the great I AM , was just so much within that man that, bewstoeing such great padons, he couldn’t give a damn about What image i was ashamed to say I AM , when fellow inmates looked at me.

I am a part of the system who has crossed over into the system of higher education. Fully funded, I was broken when i would speak to my  homies and fellow criminals, poorly judged and often judgmental addicts, prostitutes, and theifs; “Speak life guys” 

The power of the tounge can also produce life you know...no matter to what you’ve come to think you agree...... and like back when i was breaking down on the side of the road in my American made Ford Tarus mimicking the outside 100 degree weather , filling the resivior with jugs of water enscripted “Watch God Work” ...

i’m not going to lie i felt fake and an ass , and their was this whispering thought in the back of my head screaming “oh shut tf up and give it a rest” even when getting arrested , to its cruelty my only way of protest: Speak life.

I give this gift of memory in remembering my test trials and temptations to just die to a distortion of the lifestyle anyone forknown could’ve imagined for me. Here , a week before Sophemore semester, i’m actually working towards becoming a graduate rather that the next class charge, to which accoridng to the system i would soon be due to graduate 

To beg that with you’re consideration and acceptance you do so in accordance in agreement to the consequenses of the deal which had been cut a few paragraphs up , no backing out now, If you’re sick of breaking own weather on the side of the road or inside of your home , speak these words “ By the power of the tongue I speak life into my atmosphere.”  

Say that then. Speak that thing- too good to be true into existance. For the Great I AM  can surpass what you think yyou can consider you’re wildest dreams. From sweat stains prior to me making my place, to taking my place on the roster. Again i ust ask for pardon even though i’d foarmed ya of my absence of concern towards whatever the FUHCET is you THINK you are cause i thought i was worthless , I was as good as Dead, but today I AM as the Great I AM saw fit , The  blessings that filled once cracked lips : “ The more i speak life, the more i’m beginning to think ‘LIFE’ ; that which one can hold in the mind - I say be encouraged, for as you are , it is sure to come into your hands.....

Well, forgive me for my rant,

and speaking on with such bolddness but how could i be ashamed? 

The same one who deemed me good and blessed me upon creation, has given me such a story , as i sit here thinking of the , How dare i slip into incontentment, When i’ve gotten blessed in ways i never would of dreamed. As nothing more than a vessel made of dirt , it amazes me just how great , how awesome - cause inspite of having not yet been able to see it for myslef, I AM saw me for as i am having ben formed in his hands. And what he as for you in the midst of whatever the deceptions the adversary may whisper , YOU NEED ONLY LISTEN TO THE VOICE  the I AM  has given ya as you continue to

SPEAK LIFE

E.I.M