A sad day and a blessing. Today I had to go to the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) to get our car title transferred to my name. I went through the check in process where they told me I'd have a very long wait. I'd already heard the person in front of me being told they'd have over an hour wait so I wasn't looking forward to the waiting. Jo and I went and sat down to begin the long wait and I silently prayed. I spoke to the Lord telling Him that I know it's not possible to just make the time pass really fast, but couldn't He maybe make the people who are in front of me have simple things and get done quickly. I had number- N141 and they called N129, there were 12 people needing to be seen before me. Five, ten minutes passed and during that time N130 was called, then a few more minutes and N131 was called. A few more numbers without the N- people needing different sorts of things done- were called then after about 15 minutes waiting N140 was called. I'm like, what just happened? Why weren't N132-139 called? And then just a few minutes more and N141, my number was called! Now, I know different workers take people based on the type of service they need so this isn't unheard of, but it was a BLESSING for me, a huge blessing and I have to thank and praise God for doing that for me. During the time I was being serviced I continued to hear numbers being called, I heard N132, N133 and so on, so the people hadn't gone home.
As I was being served I started to tear up, I couldn't help it. The talking of my "deceased husband"- handling the death certificate, just simply answering the question 'What day did he die?" All had me fighting tears. I finally turned the death certificate over so I didn't have to sit there looking at it, which helped a bit. God blessed us in another way too. The woman helping us had me sign a paper that explained it would be 80.00 then she walked away to do more things with the papers and came back and said I have to sign the same form again because it is now only 10.00, they just had a change in policy recently and she hadn't been aware of it, her manager just told her. God is good!
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Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Joh 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Joh 1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
Joh 1:8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Such beautiful words! Jesus was in the beginning-Jesus was the WORD-
In the beginning …
Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God said! The WORD was in the Beginning speaking!
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Jesus was WITH God- God with God in the beginning of our creation!
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Nothing was made without God who would in time take on flesh and become the only begotten Son of our Heavenly Father God. Such beauty! Such wonder! Knowing that the Word made flesh- was the same Word at the Beginning of our world. Jesus' relationship to the Father is amazing. Jesus' life did NOT begin in Bethlehem as a baby, Jesus' life, like that of the Father is from everlasting to everlasting. There was a decree made and Jesus was to take on the flesh of a human baby, flesh corrupted by sin's long degradation against it. Jesus in taking human flesh divested Himself of His powers as a God with God and became completely and utterly dependent upon God the Father for all His power. All the miracles performed by Jesus were performed through the power given to Him as a human, by God the Father.
Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
Joh 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Life in Jesus, life that was the LIGHT of men. Light shining in the dark, but…the dark did not understand.
There is a very real analogy between light and dark, how could there not be. Light dispels darkness, truth dispels lies, knowledge dispels ignorance. Jesus would have us LEARN of HIM and to learn of Him means to come to know Him. Jesus is the LIGHT, we need to comprehend the light.
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Joh 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Joh 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
True light- meaning… there can be a false light. Take a few seconds to think about that. False light. Untruthful light. You see, we can gain so much knowledge, our brains can be illuminated with grand things, our minds expanded with dark knowledge. Do you remember in that Garden in Eden the tree was of Knowledge- of Good and Evil. Knowledge of evil is false light. It's still knowledge but a knowledge that deceives and causes spiritual darkness. Jesus was the TRUE LIGHT which LIGHTETH EVERY MAN THAT COMES INTO THE WORLD! Jesus' truth is offered to everyone in the world! Jesus was in the world and the world was MADE by Him and the world KNEW HIM NOT. Jesus came unto His OWN and His OWN received HIM NOT!
Oh how long Israel belonged to Jesus as God with God in heaven! Israel was HIS! Israel were taken to be a people of God and they perverted that honor! Time and time again throughout their history as God's people they turned their back on Him! It's no wonder that when Jesus God took on flesh and came to His own as the Son of God, they didn't receive Him. They had often rejected God's prophets, they would continue that rejection.
Joh 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Joh 1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
But… there were those of His own that separated themselves from the corporate body of Israel and did receive Him! And Jesus gave them the power, the ability to become sons of God!!!!!!! Even to them that BELIEVE ON HIS NAME!
God gives NEW life of the Spirit when we receive Him! We can't get a new birth of flesh and blood, that's impossible. We can't will ourselves to have the Spirit, it must be given to us! We do NOT possess it of our own accord, we can't! Jesus will give this to us when we are His!
Jesus was the Word and that Word was MADE FLESH, and Jesus dwelt among us. We are so incredibly blessed to be able to BEHOLD His glory! Glory! He is the ONLY begotten of the FATHER- HE is FULL OF GRACE and TRUTH!
Let us LEARN OF HIM! Forever learn of Him!
All by His grace and mercy, His love! All through the SPIRIT that Jesus has given to us! All through the FATHER in Heaven! Now and forever! All glory, honor, all thanksgiving, all LOVE to our GOD! Amen!
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