Thursday Night, May 30th, 2024. 11:31 PM.
Today is the 151st day of 2024.
When The Geese Fly, They Also Speak
But When They Walk, They Don’t Talk
It May be that their spirit feels inspired while flying;
And humility while stepping upon the earth – in lowliness of heart.
Or else they feel joy from the freedom of being high and lifted up above the earth . . .
And solemn while they are grounded.
May Be we humans are related to the Canada Geese . . .
When we feel elevated, we sound off in one way or another . . .
And when we are feeling lowly, we remain as silent as a grounded goose.
They just flew by Kennedy Manor . . .
And their sounding inspired the above-mentioned thoughts.
And later today I opened the porch door and a dove on my porch railing flew away;
And I was sorry to have startled him.
If I had noticed him before opening the door
I would have silently watched him from inside for as long as he was there.
There is something special about seeing a dove. They are mentioned in the Bible.
It seems spiritual to me to see a dove – especially on my porch –
Like I’m experiencing a “visitation.”
This one I just saw was tan-colored; but years ago, I saw a white dove on my porch railing.
I watched him for as long as he was there; then he flew across the street – to the roof of The Bank of America building. It’s actually a Thundermist Health Center building now; but, I still think of it as “The Bank of America Building.” What if The Bank of America began serving True God – rather than the corporate state ? What if The Bank of America began setting an example to all the other banks in America – that God’s Word Is True: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” What if The United States of America – all Her people and all Her lawmakers and all Her rulers began putting True God first in their hearts and minds and souls and spirits ? Could The United States of America – by the grace of True God and the faith of Jesus Christ and with the Help of His Holy Spirit — defeat Babylon the Great Harlot ? Is that the Biblical name for the corporate state ? And is it because of the influence of the global corporate state over the rulers of the world that the awful Russian aggression against her neighbor country for about 28 hellish months has been continuing ? And all the hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by other countries to try to help Ukraine defend herself against Monstrous Moscow – is it doing any good – Is Ukraine becoming safe and free from Her monstrous aggressor – attacking Her every day without mercy – and the whole world sees it – and no country is willing or able to confront that Russian Monster of Moscow – no country is willing nor able to take that monstrous Russian Bear by the scruff of His neck and cast him away from Her ? Are they all afraid to use their nuclear bombs and drop them on Moscow – and give Moscow a black eye or two? Is the corporate state that is devoted to money only encouraging Babylon the Great Prostitute and the Corrupt Corporate Global State to keep that source of revenue flowing into their bank accounts – making them lots of money by way of “the business of war” for the profit of the wealthy corporations that make war machinery that kills millions of children and women and men and destroys their homes and their stores and factories and parks and bridges; and makes life horrible for those who survive – while the wealthy and powerful just keep raking in the money – while their monstrous war continues to pollute and destroy the earth ?
And what about the voters ? Are they also supporting the corporate state by voting for mere men to rule over them ? Will the next elected-by-the-voters president of the United States be a man like the Monster of Moscow – and make this country an aggressor country, too ?
“It is better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in man.
“It is better to take refuge in the LORD
Than to trust in princes.” -Psalm 118: 8, 9. ESV Study Bible.
Psalm 118
“Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.” -Proverbs 14: 34. ESV Study Bible.
Proverbs 14
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
The people whom he has chosen as his heritage!” -Psalm 33: 12 ESV Study Bible.
Psalm 33
I really don’t know much about anything – just have some thoughts sometimes . . .
And once in a while they seem worth writing down.
And I can’t write music nor play an instrument; but I can listen to and enjoy the music of others.
Don´t know much about history
And I really hadn’t thought of the Bible and the Gospel of Christ in The New Testament as a great mystery; but, come to think about it, the word mystery is mentioned many times in The New Testament. May Be it would be very interesting and instructive to consider a few of the many Scriptures that speak about mystery . . .
I really liked reading mystery stories as a boy – especially The Hardy Boys mystery stories. May Be The Bible will take on a new enthusiasm with me, if I begin seeing it — with the eyes of my understanding being opened — as a mystery story – a mystery book of the ages!
“And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.” -Jesus Christ. Matthew 13: 10, 11. King James Version.
Matthew 13
“Lest you be wise in your own sight, I want you to understand this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,
“The Deliverer will come from Zion,
He will banish ungodliness from Jacob”
And this will be my covenant with them
When I take away their sins.”
“As regards the gospel, they are enemies of God for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy, because of their disobedience, so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.”
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!”
“For who has known the mind of the Lord,
Or who has been his counselor?”
“Or who has given a gift to him
That he should be repaid?”
“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.” -Romans 11: 25-36. ESV Study Bible.
“Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith – to the only wise God be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.” -Romans 16: 25-27. ESV Study Bible.
“Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness – the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
“We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.” -Paul. -Colossians 1: 24-29. NIV Study Bible.
Colossians 1-4 ESV
Agnus Dei by michael w. smith.wmv/video transition editing with lyrics on que created by keyedlife
Agnus Dei means Lamb of God – referring to Jesus Christ the Son of God Who laid down His Life and Shed the Blood of God to atone for our sins. Because He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, His Blood was True God’s Blood and He is True God.
John 1:29-34
English Standard Version
Behold, the Lamb of God
29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son[a] of God.”
Footnotes
- John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.’” -The Gospel According to Matthew 3: 13-17. ESV Study Bible.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
“In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” -Ephesians 1: 3-14. ESV Study Bible.
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“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” -Jesus Christ. Matthew 6: 22-24. ESV Study Bible.
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By Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovych, CNN
15 minute read
Updated 4:53 AM EDT, Thu May 30, 2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/europe/russia-sexual-violence-occupied-ukraine-intl-cmd/index.html
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