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Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

So, I was taking pictures and relaxing outside on our park bench. Started walking across the street to the store area. Our dogs come running out to the street. My husband accidently left the gate opened. I was like God help me with these two that don’t listen to me. So, Pongo Jo jo came to me. Hm Thank You Jesus! I brought Pongo Jo Jo in the house. Then I went to get Georgio. He wouldn’t have nothing to do with me. I said God he is a spoiled! I spoil Him! Then I went on the park bench and sat down. I said God please don’t let Giorgio get hit by a car. I sat there. Giorgio started for me. Then took off in the other direction. I said fine. I walked in the driveway and kept walking to the house. I looked out of the corner of my eye and Giorgio was following me. Lol! So, I just went in the house and got my husband and told him. Go get your dog please. So, he did. Giorgio came to him and he brought Giorgio in the house. I came to the conclusion. This is my fault. I take them out on a leash. I play ball with them and they make me chase them. I should say: I chase them to get the ball. LOL! No wonder he doesn’t want to come to me. But see. I had to talk with God to keep my cool and that I knew God would help me through this. It is not like that all the time. I do forget to confide in the Dear Blessed Lord Jesus and it doesn’t come out that good. Just saying. The lord Jesus walked this earth 40 to 50 days after resurrection. Came back to show it was Him and He loves us. For us to turn from sin, be baptized with the Holy Spirit. As Jesus walked with people after the resurrection. He was teaching them to always stay close to Him through it all. John’s relationship with Jesus. John had a deepest loyalty and love for Jesus which seemed to burn purer and brighter than in the hearts of his other disciples. Between him and Jesus, there developed a deeper connection than the others knew. As John beheld the love and kindness of Jesus, he desired to become like Him. Assuming John wrote the Gospel, why did he write it? The best place to start is with his own purpose statement in John 20:30–31: “But these [signs] are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
“Jesus’ appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem”
It reads in Mark 16:14; Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen. {Thomas was not there at the time}
It reads in Luke 24:36-43 “Jesus Appears to the Disciples” While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
It reads in John 20:19-25 “Jesus Appears to His Disciples”
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked in fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again, Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”
“Jesus Appears to Thomas” Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
John 20:26-31
A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

“The Purpose of John’s Gospel”
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
“John used “signs” to unmistakably point the way to Jesus. John used “signs” to unmistakably signal that Jesus is the only Way. There is only one way and that is heaven bound”
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for opening my spiritual ears and eyes of faith to see You and our awesome Lord Jesus. I believe that I will not rely on senses or emotions to inform me of Your love and grace, but will trust the truth of You and Your Word. Bring Your mighty strength to keep my faith in You today, Lord Jesus. Send me out as a messenger to proclaim You as my Lord Jesus and my God. If there is someone out there that don’t know You but want to know You. Let them praye this prayer. Lord Jesus forgive me of all my sins. Come into my heart. I make You my Lord and savior from now on. If You prayed this prayer. God will never leave You nor forsake You. Get into a faith based church whereas people will care about You and You can learn more about Jesus and His love for you. I love You Lord Jesus in Your Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

All we do when someone pass’s away, is we have a viewing and a funeral for them. Not everyone that knows them shows up for a funeral. Who wants to see their loved ones in a casket? Right! We want to see them alive. Enjoy their company. We want them to live forever. Unfortunately, during this Covid pandemic it has been a nightmare. Losing the ones, we love and care about. Moreso than before Covid. I know the body can’t heal the mind because it is only our shell. Believing in Jesus with this powerful mind You have given us as a gift can heal our body and bring us to eternal life with Your righteousness that is not earned or deserved, and Your grace is a major gift to all Your children. Man is separated from God because of sin. This separation is not a simple detachment, it brings forth destruction, eternal condemnation. Because of God’s love and compassion, he couldn’t bear to see His creation suffer for eternity; and so, He allowed His only Son to be the sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. Jesus died on the cross so that whoever believes in Him and accepts Him as their Lord and Savior will be reconnected to God, that is eternal life with Him (For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son. That whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16).

Jesus had suffered and died for our sins and had many there to watch which was the saddest day in history. But to know that Jesus walked the earth 4o days after Easter and he met so many that witnessed Jesus. This is exciting to me. Like I wonder if other people will come back and visit. Guess not. Jesus, then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:6 {Imagine this was strong love.}

{On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Many must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’” Then they remembered his words. When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
“On the Road to Emmaus”
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?” They stood still; their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” “What things?” he asked. “About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning but didn’t find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see Jesus.” He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus continued on as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together and saying, “It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon.” Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.

“Jesus Appears to the Disciples”
While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence. He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

“The Ascension of Jesus”
When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany’s he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.t Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
Luke 24:1-53}

{Let’s Pray}

I thank You and praise You Dear Blessed Lord Jesus for Your Word and Scriptures that are coming to light and truths. I thank You for Jesus that came back to earth to for fill Your prophesies and promises. Thank You for the promises to stay close to You. As Jesus Stayed close to You. I thank You and praise You that You give Your children gifts that can’t be taken and are eternal. I thank You and praise You for all those eyewitness accounts. Thank You for Your Awesome Holy Spirit that intervenes for us when we don’t know what to speak. He does. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

(Power Verse}

For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. Mark 13:11

Ascension Day is traditionally celebrated the 40th day after Easter Sunday, that commemorates Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven according to Christian belief. The Bible says Jesus promised the disciples that they would soon receive the Holy Spirit and asked them to remain in Jerusalem until the Spirit had come. After His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples, friends, and others. Forty days after his body was resurrected, Jesus and His disciples went up to Mount Olivet where Jesus promised them that the Holy Spirit would come to give them strength and power in being witnesses to all nations for God’s glory. After saying these things, Jesus ascended into heaven, meaning a literal bodily return to heaven. Many onlookers saw and bore witness on that day of Jesus’s ascension. As a cloud began to hid Jesus as he ascended, two angels appeared to the disciples and promised that Christ would “come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven. “Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and a public holiday in some countries. It is the second day of Eastertide. In Western Christianity, it is also the second day of the Octave of Easter, and in Eastern Christianity, it is also the second day of Bright Week.

Easter Monday is celebrated in the Catholic church and also called the Monday of the Angel “because we recall the meeting of the angel with the women who arrived at Jesus’s tomb (Matthew 28:1-15 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
“The Guards’ Report”
While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The angel said to them: “I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen. This expression “He has risen” goes beyond human capacity. Even the women who had gone to the tomb and had found it open and empty could not confirm “He has risen”, but they could only say that the tomb was empty. “He has risen” is a message. Only an angel could say that Jesus had risen, only an angel with the authority to be the bearer of a heavenly message, with the power given by God to say it, just as an angel – only an angel, had been able to say to Mary: “you will conceive a son, and he will be called the Son of the Most High” (Luke 1:31-32 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,). Because of this we call it Monday of the Angel because only an angel with the power of God could say that Jesus had risen”.

{Luke 24:50-51; When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.}

{It reads in Acts 1:8-11; But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”}
Ascension Day is significant because it provides believers with the hope of Christ’s return and proclaims the hope and glory held out to all who are in Christ.
{Let’s Pray}
I thank You and praise You Lord Jesus, for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Embrace me day by day with more of Yourself, so that Your rivers of living water and light may flow through me to others, who need to taste and see that the Lord is so good in Your Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge. Proverbs 8:9

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

“I Come to the Garden Alone Lyrics”

I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses,
And the voice I hear falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses

And He walks with me and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am his own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known

He speaks, and the sound of his voice is so sweet
The birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He give to me
Within my heart is to ringing.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am his own.
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known

I stay in the garden with Him,
Though the night around me is falling.
But He bids me go, through the voice of woe
His voice to me is calling.

And He walk with me and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.

Jesus and His disciples did a lot in a week. Thank God the Lord Jesus is perfect.

1. Palm Sunday: Jesus rides a donkey into Jerusalem, the people wave palm branches at him shouting “Hosanna”. Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, one week before His resurrection (Matthew 21:1–11; When they came near to Jerusalem, and arrived at Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead. ‘Go into the village over there,’ he said, ‘and at once you’ll find a donkey tied up, and a foal beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. And if anyone says anything to you, say, “The master needs them, and he’ll send them back straight away.” ’He sent them off at once. This happened so that the prophet’s words might be fulfilled: Tell this to Zion’s daughter: look now! Here comes your king; he’s humble, mounted on an ass, yes, on a foal, its young. So, the disciples went off and did as Jesus had told them. They brought the donkey and its foal, and put their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. The huge crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and scattered them on the road. The crowds who went on ahead of him, and those who were following behind, shouted out, Hosanna now to David’s Son! God’s blessing on the coming one, the one who comes in the Lord’s own name! Hosanna in the highest! When they came into Jerusalem, the whole city was gripped with excitement. ‘Who is this?’ they were saying. ‘This is the prophet, Jesus,’ replied the crowds, ‘from Nazareth in Galilee!’ ). As Jesus entered the holy city, He neared the culmination (Peak) of a long journey toward Golgotha. (“He had come to save the lost.” Luke 19:10), and now was the time. this was the place, to secure that salvation.
   2. Holy Monday: also called Great and Holy Monday is the first Monday of Holy Week. The day commemorates the important events that occurred during Jesus’ journey into Jerusalem: the cursing the fig tree, the question of Jesus’ authority, and the Cleansing of the Temple. Jesus and his disciples go into the temple, and Jesus overturns the tables since people are selling things rather than praying there. Matthew 21:12
   3. Holy Tuesday: marks the important incident of the withering of the fig tree. On Holy Monday, when Jesus approached a fig tree, he found nothing on it but leaves. Seeing this, he cursed the fig tree, and the next day on Holy Tuesday, the fig tree was withered. In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
   Jesus and the disciples return to the temple and teach the people many things with parables and give the people the new commandment. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another” (John 13:34). The command to love others was not new, but Jesus magnified it by adding the spirit of the law, that we be motivated to love each other with the self-sacrificing godly love that Jesus showed.
   4. Holy Wednesday: What happened on Holy Wednesday? It is on Holy Wednesday when Jesus tells of His death and betrayal. Holy Wednesday is also the day that Jesus was anointed with an expensive jar of alabaster by the woman at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. “Judas agrees to hand over Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.” Matthew 26:14-16; Then one of the Twelve, the one called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
   5. Holy Thursday: Jesus has the Last Supper, which is the institution of the Eucharist and also the first mass. He also washes the feet of his disciples. Jesus asks his disciples to pray in the garden with him all night, and they fall asleep. John 13:1-17

6. Good Friday: What actually happened on Good Friday? Good Friday is about the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. According to many reports, it was on this day that Christ was arrested and executed. Jesus dies on the cross. All the things from the stations of the cross happen this day.
It reads in Mark 15:34-37; At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’* When some of the by standers heard it, they said, ‘Listen, he is calling for Elijah.’ And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, ‘Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.’ Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.

In the case of Jesus, they saw He had become unconscious and likely was already dead. To confirm, a spear was shoved into His side, likely under His ribs, that ruptured the pericardial sack, resulting in a flow of both blood and water. While this manner of death was a brutal end for Jesus, there was also prophetic significance to this event.

7. Holy Saturday: Jesus is dead in the tomb. The evening of Holy Saturday is considered the “vigil”, and Easter celebrating can begin then. Jesus’s cry, he breathes his last breath. It is finished and at last the unbearable suffering ends. The death of God is a blasphemy and the deed done is breathtaking in its bravery. Does silence fall over the area? In his death God has truly embraced the suffering of the world and taken responsibility for it. There is nothing remote about God, even in the darkest places. In Eastern Orthodoxy this day, known as Holy and Great Saturday, is also called The Great Sabbath since it is on this day that Christ “rested” physically in the tomb. But it is also believed that it was on this day he performed in spirit the Harrowing of Hell and raised up to Paradise, having liberated those who had been held captive. Holy Saturday, also known as Great and Holy Saturday, the Great Sabbath, Hallelujah Saturday, Saturday of the Glory and Black Saturday or Easter Eve, and called “Joyous Saturday”, “the Saturday of Light”, and “Mega Sabbatun” among Coptic Christians, is the final day of Holy Week, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, when Christians prepare for the latter. The day commemorates the Harrowing of Hell while Jesus Christ’s body lay in the tomb. Christians of the Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Anglican and Reformed denominations begin the celebration of the Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, which provides a transition to the season of Eastertide; in the Moravian Christian tradition, graves are decorated with flowers during the day of Holy Saturday and the celebration of the sunrise service starts before dawn on Easter Sunday.
8. Holy Sunday: What happened at Easter? God revealed his eternal plan. The events of Easter go back before the creation of this world and reveal God’s eternal plan to save us by sheer grace. That’s the first thing that happened at Easter. But there are two more things that happened at Easter. Easter, also called Pascha (Aramaic, Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
Two: Christ Knocked Out Death. The first way to answer would be factual. What events happened at the first Easter two thousand years ago? For that we could look at the four gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, John for the best readings of the truth.
But lets Look at 1 Corinthians 15:3-8;
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. (1 Corinthians 3:8-15; The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor. For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved, even though only as one escaping through the flames.)

It reads in Hebrews 2:14-18; Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death, hat is, the devil and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason, he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

{The events: Jesus rose from the dead, and many eyewitnesses saw him. I can tell you about the meaning. God revealed his eternal plan. Jesus knocked out death, and he shone the spotlight on immortality.}

Forgiveness, grace, confidence, freedom and that’s what’s available to all who trust in what Jesus did for them at Easter. Easter Sunday marks Jesus’ resurrection. The gospels record that after Jesus was crucified, his body was taken down from the cross, and placed in a cave. According to the Gospels, Jesus was seen that day by Mary Magdalene, and was seen for 40 days afterwards by the disciples.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I am in awe and humbled to my soul and being to realise that the human Son of God came to earth as a man and took upon Himself the form of a servant and learned what it was to be a man through suffering, so that He could go to the cross and pay the price for my sins by Jesus sacrificial death and glorious resurrection. I thank You and praise You for the perfect example of Jesus’s purity and faithfulness. Thank You that He was prepared to identify Himself with my humanity and to suffer so much so, that I might identify with His perfect righteousness, and live my life in and through Him. I thank You and praise You that Jesus understands my problems, pain, past sufferings and is able to come to the aid of all who are being tempted, tried or who are suffering. I thank You that by death Jesus broke the power of death in my life. I am believing for if there is anyone out there who does not believe in you or what Easter is all about. That they will know exactly what Easter is, all about today and know that Jesus loves them and has always been for them. Pierce their hearts with Your refinement and light to see their forgiveness for grace and eternal freedom in You. Walk in Your Way and rightfully stay in Jesus Precious Name Amen! I give You all the praise and glory.

{Power Verse}
Many blessings are given those who trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:4

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I was taught that the mind can heal the body, but the body can’t heal the mind. So, like if I go to someone’s house and there is something with alcohol in it, I won’t eat or drink it. I am totally allergic to alcohol. So, I will refuse it. I will also ask if something has alcohol in it, before I eat it. I know if I go somewhere, and they don’t pray for their food. I will pray with my husband for our food. I have the freedom to love my Lord. But saying grace and being thankful for all the gifts God has given us. That is a gift that cannot be bought. God gives us every gift that we breathe, touch, see, hear, love and the main gift is life. So, our constant conscience should be close to God this is beneficial to our heart and soul.
I remember when I was growing up. We would go to my Uncle Franks house. He raised pigs and we got to feed them. Well back at the house one morning. Our mom made ham and eggs. My dad said to us. Do you know what you are eating? I said yes ham and eggs. My dad said you remember that pet pig you fed at your Uncle Franks house. I said yes. My dad said you are eating that pet pig. was so upset back then. I didn’t know that Pet pigs could be meat. Hmm! Unfortunately, we had to eat what was put in front of us. But see I loved that pet pig, and we were blessed with his presence at that table so we would not go hungry. This is a gift from God. God is very generous to us.
It reads in 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 NIV:
“I have the right to do anything,” you say, but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything, “but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for? So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God, even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I want to be one whose life is a living testimony to Your gift of goodness, grace and whose only desire is to live a life pleasing to You. I thank You and praise You for the gift of the Lord’s Supper. I thank You and praise You that we are called to remember the high price that Jesus paid for our sin and for our communal remembrance at the communion table. I want my life to glorify You. I thank You and praise You for the freedom I have in Christ. I thank You and praise You for every gift like life and breathing. Assist me to live a life that is worthy of You. Assist me to be helpful and respectable to my brothers and sisters in Christ, all those I come in contact with in all I say and do. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

It reads in 1 Samuel 2:2 “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

I like to look at rocks. There are many shapes, colors and forms. They have real beautiful ones that look like rainbows. I know when I would pick up rocks with my children as they were growing up and then my grandchildren. We would look at the rocks form and like their would-be heart rocks or whatever design they had on them and throw them in a bucket.

Rocks hold strength in them. Some rocks were old, old tree branches. Petrified wood is tree, like plants having been replaced by stone via a mineralization process that often includes permineralization and replacement. You know it may have been a game with me and my children and grandchildren. But it gave me a way to tell them about Jesus and the God as strong as a rock. God created all and he can make designs in His rocks.

It reads in Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

{Let’s Pray}

Father God, thank You for the many lessons we can learn from just holding a rock and reading in Your word about rocks. Like Jesus’ statement “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her” is found in John 8. Jesus was teaching in the temple when the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery, and they asked Him if she should be stoned as required by the Law of Moses. “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” So, they dropped their rocks “stones”. I thank You and praise You that You are our Rock of salvation, our firm Anchor, and our gracious Provider. I thank You praise You and glorify Your holy name that You are faithful and just in all Your ways. Pure, true and righteous in all You do. Teach me more about your beautiful character and help me to grow in grace, love You more, and will live by faith and not by sight. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; Isaiah 51:1

It reads in 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

What does putting, on the whole armor of God mean? In the book of Ephesians, the apostle Paul creates a powerful metaphor for how your faith can help protect you from spiritual attack. However, if you symbolically put on the whole armor of God, you can stand firm against these attacks and remain strong in your faith.

So, I like to put on the full armor of God before I get out of bed in the morning. I have memorized the Armor of God. I also put my name where it reads brethren. You could also put Your name where it says Brethren. Brethren is loyal believer or congregation.

The Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Philippians 3:10: “I want to know Christ, yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”

{Let’s Pray}

Father God, spiritual exhaustion and grief can make a body tired physically and mentally. A great night’s sleep brings all things new in the morning. Especially a new day. I thank You and praise You that You have fully equipped us to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil, with such wonderful works of spiritual armor. I thank You and praise You for the Shield-of-Faith fiorst thing in the morning and carries on through the day. I thank You and praise You with the shield I am enabled to extinguish all the flaming arrows and fiery darts of the evil one. Many provisions You have made for my protection against the evil enemy that seeks to defeat and destroy my trust in You. Let me stand fast on the promises You made God and to keep my eyes looking to Jesus. I thank You and praise You that I have not only been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, but that in the power of the Holy Spirit I may live by grace through faith. Father God, I believe that I will live by faith and not by sight, to Your eternal honor and glory. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}

“The Lord is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Exodus 15:2

Father God let this touch someone’s heart today in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
I juggle the idea of unity, Jesus in John chapter 17 seems to be speaking about a unity visible enough to be noticed, and strong and attractive enough to bring conviction to an observing world. It would be hard to make the case that the world could be persuaded by something it could not see.
It reads in John 17:20-36; My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me, and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one. I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you have known to them and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.” John 17:20-36
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for unity and how You proved Your Unity with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit as one with You. I thank You and praise You for uniting Your children in the bond of love, worship, praise and fellowship with Yourself so that those that are Your children may abide in You and You in us. I thank You and praise You that You work through us so that we may be true witnesses of Your so great salvation and a testimony of Your unity throughout creation. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. Philippians 2:2

Father God, let this touch someone’s heart in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
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 Lord’s people. 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. He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:25-29
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for Your written word in the bible and the awesome truths that are contained within its pages. I thank You and praise You that through Paul You have made known to us that precious mystery that was kept hidden in ages past. Which is that Jesus Christ lives in me. I thank You and praise You that my old sinful nature was crucified with Christ and that His new resurrected life has been imputed to me for eternity. I thank You and praise You for the blessed assurance in Jesus Precious Name Amen.

{Power Verse}
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18

Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
1 John 2:9-11
I had this elderly friend named Olga. You would have loved her as I do. She is in Heaven. She went to Montgomery College. At first, I didn’t know what to think about her. I knew she was a nice person, because she would always smile and talk nice to me. I would go my own way working. I would see her on her days she had class’s. I see her at Walmart, and we would talk and walk around the store together, before I had to walk home. She would actually ask the Lord Jesus first before she did anything. I thought this is so awesome. Olga had a light that I never seen in a Christian. I talked with her about this. She told me this part of the bible: It reads in:
Matthew Chapter 22:37-40; And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend on all the Law and the Prophets.”
Olga told me this means that you should ask the Lord Jesus first anything before you do it or speak it. The Lord Jesus was her neighbor, friend and brother first. So, she told me go home and read Luke Chapter 14: So, I did.
It reads in Luke 14:
Jesus at a Pharisee’s House (The Pharisee’s hated Jesus because Jesus was for the sinner)
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So, taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” And they had nothing to say. When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when you host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Meaning if sitting with the poor, powerless and those who are broken just like me. Then the Lord Jesus will bless you and bless them)

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” (Ask the Lord Jesus and Keep giving in love and blessing your neighbor)

“The Parable of the Great Banquet”
When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’ “Another said, ‘I have just bought five yoke of oxen, and I’m on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’ “Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I can’t come.’ “The servant came back and reported this to his master. (So these people refused the Lord Jesus as their neighbor and denied Him. They thought themselves better than the Lord Jesus)
Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ “‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. ( So the Lord Jesus invited all those who loved Him and didn’t deny Him)
I tell you, not one of those who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.’” (So those who denied the Lord Jesus will be envious of the goodness the Lord Jesus shows to them who do love Him.)

The Cost of Being a Disciple
Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, even their own life, such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. (This is powerful, because it is not saying that you should hate everybody. These verse are stating that you love the Lord Jesus first in everything. Then you proceed to love others. I have heard people say: What kind of bible are you reading? It says to hate my family! I won’t do this! This is not so! You need to love God first and then love others)

“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ (So you start out loving the Lord Jesus and then you give up on Him,)

“Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. ( What the Lord Jesus is saying here is come to Him first then confide the needs to Him first.)

“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
(So salt is considered a healing source. So, the Lord Jesus is salt and light. So, confiding in the salt and listening to the answer in the light makes all right! Ignoring what is heard is gone)
“So, loving the Lord Jesus first to confide in Him. Put Him first in all that you do. “
“Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart” Proverbs 3:5
My son do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Never let loving devotional or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body refreshment to your bones. Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. My son do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
Olga was a mentor to me in her way. Isn’t this the way we end up listing to others God sends in our path? What we listen to if it is not salt and light it is not of God.
Olga said. The pastor talks of how we have to give our 10%. She said she didn’t have money to give when she first started going to church. People still treated her right. She said everyone who gives seed at church will watch it flourish. Whether it is love, time or money. It starts with loving the Lord Jesus and trusting Him. Wow! I love yours and my Lord Jesus who belongs to all of us.

It reads in John 12:12-18; The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him.

{Let’s Pray}
Dear Blessed Lord Jesus, I thank You and praise You that I can confide in You first in all I say and do. I thank You and praise You for all the brothers and sisters in Your Precious Name that are Your salt and light. Bless them all today as they dwell with You. Lord Jesus I could never do all that You do. So, I will keep learning to listen and be still till You tell me to move. I am believing for all those who have suffering, hurts and Hangups Jehovah Rapha that they will know that You are right there with them fighting their battles. Lord Jesus keep a hedge of angels around them and bring miracles to their prayers. Let them all stay close to You. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Your Precious Name Jesus Amen.

{Power Verse}
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

Proverbs 3:29

HAVE AN AWESOME PALM SUNDAY! HOPE YOUR EASTER IS BLESSED! LOVE YOU!