Genesis 26:29 But when Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water,
Heavenly Father, we see that you are faithful even to the thousand’s generation. Thank you for providing this well.
Maintenance on the Well
The Sacredness of Marriage
And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” Mt 19:3-4
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” Mt 19:4-6
Seven couples officially tied the knot in front of God, the courts and their witnesses. We pray these marriages will thrive for a lifetime, that spouses will draw near to you God and that you God may give them grace to love each other and power to resist the temptation of divorce.
We pray God, that your Holy Spirit may indwell in these hearts and their homes. That mothers and fathers may enjoy an intimate communion with you Jesus. That children will be protected by strong parents who love and serve you God and each other.
We thank you God, for your tender mercy and kindness. This sweet love you designed is beyond what any human heart can contain. Our love overflows and we Bless you God!
Jesus thank you for teaching us the true heart of the Father towards marriage. Thank you for sending us your Holy Spirit to help us put your words into practice and reap the eternal benefits of obedience.
Give us the wisdom and power to live up to our marriage commitment. Let us not fall for the lies of this world concerning divorce and give us Lord Jesus dominion over immorality.
SHE
Let my beloved come to his garden,
and eat its choicest fruits.
HE
I came to my garden, my sister, my bride,
I gathered my myrrh with my spice,
I ate my honeycomb with my honey,
I drank my wine with my milk.
OTHERS
Eat, friends, drink,
and be drunk with love!
Song of Solomon 4:16-5:1
Baptisms of Repentance and Forgiveness
As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ, John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Luke 3:15
After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized. John 3:22-24
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Mathew 28:19-20
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” Acts 28-39
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Acts 2:41
Victory over Evil against Children
He (King Ahaz) even made metal images for the Baals, and he made offerings in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom and burned his sons as an offering, according to the abominations of the nations whom the LORD drove out before the people of Israel.
2 Chronicles 28:2–3
Our Lord Jesus has given us His Holy Spirit and with His power we are able to combat and have victory over evil. Lord we Pray in your name for the protection of our children, those who are now in the womb and those who are so vulnerable to abuse. Send your mighty Angels and destroy the forces of evil that attack the children of our generation.
Restoration by Jesus
Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord. John 21:12
Even after witnessing Jesus resurrect from the dead, Peter goes back to fishing in the Sea of Galilee . Yet Jesus appears to him a third time and restores Peter with spiritual and physical food.
Open the Gates for Jesus
Psalm 24:7-10
Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!
Who is the King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
The LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!
Who is this King of glory?
The LORD of hosts,
He is the King of glory.
Selah.
When I meditate on this passage and look at these shut gates that lead directly into the Temple, I think of ancient gates that separate Heaven from Earth and are currently closed. I envision the coming of the set date and time that only the Father knows when those eternal gates will have to open for Jesus. Jesus is the King of Glory, He will arise from His seat in Heaven at the right hand of the Father and return to earth to consolidate His Kingdom. The Heavenly realm will collide with the earthly realm when Jesus returns to Jerusalem.
Gospel Road
Isaiah 52:7
How lovely on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace
And brings good news of happiness,
Who announces salvation,
And says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
Stringed Instruments
Josue, the son of Zacarias, plays the big guitar for the LORD.
“The LORD will surely save me;
So we will play my songs on stringed instruments
All the days of our life at the house of the LORD.”
Isaiah 38:20
Parable of the Seeds
One sows corn seeds into the rich soil of La Esperanza while his brother follows with the water.
Matthew Chapter 13
“And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty.
Solemn Assembly
The community gathers to witness the baptism of 3 men. They lift their hands, their voices and their hearts towards heaven to worship the living God.
Consecrate a fast,
Proclaim a solemn assembly;
Gather the elders
And all the inhabitants of the land
To the house of the LORD your God,
And cry out to the LORD.
Joel 1:14