BE ON WATCH! 5/1/15

Pray for Napal, and peace in Baltimore, and that the Prince of Peace would reign in the United States and in the world.

Day 121 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/Luke.21

Luke 21:20-38

20 “When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

29 He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near.

32 “Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 38 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

May 1st Lingering with God

“As at the first time, I stayed in the mountain forty days and forty nights.” DEUTERONOMY 10:10 “So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.” EXODUS 33:11
Moses prayed to the Lord in Exodus 33:18, “Please, show me Your glory.” Then he spent time in God’s glory with an unveiled face (Exo. 34:34), and he was changed. In Deuteronomy 10:10 when Moses refers to his time with God, he says, “I stayed in the mountain.” The original Hebrew word for stayed implies “I lingered in the mountain.” This indicates that Moses realized the necessity of staying and even lingering with God on the mountain. Exodus 33 and 34 provide the entire background of the New Testament word “beholding” (2 Cor. 3:18). Thus, for us to know what this beholding is, we need to be impressed with Moses’ stay with the Lord. What stands out in Moses’ experience of beholding the Lord and talking to Him, even face-to-face as an intimate friend (Exo. 33:11), is the time he spent — forty days and forty nights. It took this specific length of time for Moses to soak in the glory of God and to come down transformed. Of course, this transformation was only to the degree of the Old Testament glory. Nevertheless, there was a glory. It is significant that Moses’ record includes the amount of time he spent with the Lord on the mountain. This helps us to see that time is involved in the “beholding” mentioned in 2 Corinthians 3:18. We must realize that beholding the Lord to be transformed takes time. Being a person that makes time to be with the Lord is the sure way to be transformed into His image. Transformation does not happen superficially. It takes time. And not only so, it takes the right kind of time — spending quality time with the Lord.

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Ariana, and Willie.

Health and Healing

Vonetta's mom and Willie

Support and Comfort

Praise Alert
Blanca is in rehab….improving.

National
Conflict between citizens and  police officer. 

International

Israel and Palestine
Iraq

Syrians

Ukraine

Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Families of slain Kenyans.
Families of all the recent plane crashes.

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