God says, “Allow Me to introduce Myself”...: Recent Episodes
Pen Allen
Thank GOD He is yet choosing those who are willing to follow JESUS! To become as He is and share HIS Words, will, and way to others!
Jesus has begun to fulfill His mission of teaching, delivering, and growing God’s Kingdom! Many marvel at His Words and miracles. Though some doubt and only view Him as Joseph’s son-a hometown boy who had grown up in their midst! Yet, none could deny His powers!
God’s Word is alive and power! It is our foundation on which to stand in times of trials/temptation! We must read, memorize, apply, and live it as our daily sustenance! Thank GOD for HIS Word!
John has been baptizing those who confess their sins, believe in and accept JESUS and have now entered into a new life with Jesus as LORD! Jesus goes to His cousin John to be baptized; yet, John feels he’s unworthy and that JESUS should baptize him. God ways are so much higher than ours! Jesus was not baptized because He was sinful and need a new life; rather it was to fulfill God’s plan, serve as an example for us, and display God’s approval of JESUS as His beloved Son Who did His will! May we follow Jesus’ example and do likewise.
What wisdom, dedication, commitment, and perseverance the Maji demonstrated! Such a lengthy journey, such traveling challenges (not simply stranded in airport, having flights cancelled, awaiting next available seats). These wise ones who had studied the stars and the night sky knew that some especially extraordinary was in the makings! Their search was not a disappointment! The star that guided them, lead them to the house where Jesus and his parents were!
once they saw Jesus, they humble bowed in reverence and worship. Recognizing Him as King, they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincens, and myrrh. With wisdom guiding them, they very wisely returned to their country without reporting to Herod!
Though Jesus came to earth as a boy, grew as a boy..He is and always has been GOD! His ancient wisdom is from before the foundation of the world and us as deep as the sea! His understanding is past-finding out!
Thanks be unto GOD for His Holy Word which shows us the life of our Savior, fulfillment of HIS promises made and promises kept! We thank GOD for committed, faithful, praying servants of GOD who witnessed these miraculous promises manifested!
JESUS God’s Son comes in the world He created! Not as an earthly king with fanfare, followers, and formality! He wraps Himself in the womb of a godly teenage girl, entrusting Himself to her and a faithful, righteous, devoted, loving, courageous man named Joseph! All of Heaven erupts in praise, lowly shepherds herald His coming as Mary and Joseph treasure this astounding moment as they look upon the very face of GOD!
God decides who HE will use! His power comes upon us, lives in us, and through us to accomplish His will as we surrender and agree with HIS Word, His will, His way!
Our God’s nature is holiness, truth, righteous ; yet He proves merciful! HIS love/mercy endures forever!
God proves righteous, holy and just! Though He reproved, chastens because of our misdoings/sins; HIS mercies endure forever! He proves faithful and will restore!
Our sins separate us from a HOLY GOD; yet The ALMIGHTY warns us and bids us to return to HIM!
Our Loving, just, holy God calls us to turn…when headed in wrong direction AWAY from HIM, HIS ways, truth, commands His ❤️
Know that The LORD is righteous/just! HE alone is filled w/unfailing love and compassion
JESUS went the full distance, gave His ALL, HIS blood, HIS life so we might be free from sin, death, hell and the grave! We are FREE to love, serve, forgive and give just as HE did/yet doing!
GLORY to GOD!
God sees our hearts/actions! Thank You LORD for helping us to have a desire to repent...follow YOU, Your ways!
Though naysayers proclaim desolation, end, ruin; GOD says not so, I will do just as I have promised!
The LORD knows ALL the intricate details of our ministry, mission, and mandat. HE knows the beginning to the end. HE kindly leaves the finish line and returns to us w/step-by-step direction. Imagine that our Creator invites the created ones to join in and partner with HIM to accomplish His great, wondrous, life changing work!
GOD’s Word is HIS promise! We are to study and learn it! Meditate on, obey it then success is sure!
God’s ❤️is for the lost! It is HIS plan that HIS people would take the message if salvation to those who need it most!
GOD’s heart is with HIS people, though we rebel, resist, and refuse to turn! Father, we admit our sins and confess that we have strayed from YOU, Your will, YOUR ways. Yet, YOU love us the same? YOU seek us as The good Shepherd YOU are. Thank YOU for such enduring and endearing! Thank YOU for that tender mercy, loving kindness, and relentless pesistence.
GOD Who is The Ultimate and Holy Parent knows all the specifics of nurturing, encouraging, correcting, and growing children! May each human parent seek Him! Thanking God for mothers everywhere! May children follow the command of The LORD GOD which is honor both father and mother so that HIS promis of a blessed, full life will be enjoyed!
Our God desires our salvation, protection, and future! May we hear His detailed plans desiring to follow His perfect blueprint in every area of our lives! HIS plan is The BEST as HE purposes our safety and destiny! Thank YOU, LORD!
God identifies HIM as The GOD of our history! HE is our God and shall be The GOD our descendants!
Our FATHER proves The True and Living GOD! Excellent, Almighty, Awesome in all HIS works, ways and will!
Listen as HE asks questions to which HE HIMSELF is the Only ANSWER!
JESUS Lives! HE got up from the grave! HE is risen...just like HE said! He said HE would do it then HE did it!
Thank You JESUS! Hallelujah! HE has saved us and now calls us to make disciples of all men! Glory, honor, dominion, blessings, power to our resurrected LORD! All authority has been given to HIM! Holy, holy, holy...LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! HE alone has won the victory! He sits at the right hand of our Father, making intercession for us right now!
Holy Week reminds of ALL that our CHRIST experienced his final week on earth. HE completes what HE was born to do p-save you, me, the entirety of humanity! Thank YOU JESUS! No one else could or would do that!
GOD The Creator decides to include His creation as partners with HIM. HE began this sharing w/Adam and Eve giving them dominion in the Garden. He continued by calling and using prophets, priests, kings, men, women, young, old to do HIS bidding. HE continues even now! The LORD GOD is so powerful, so majestic, so mighty, so Sovereign even those who don’t know HIM are instruments playing in HIS orchestral performances.
Jesus was born for the purpose of saving people from sin. He never sinned....only went about doing good with healings, deliverances, salvation, miracles, teaching. His great live lived HIM w/compassion to the point of sacrificing HIS life. Fully paying the debt we owed. He deserves honor, glory, thanks, obedience, service, worship! Hallelujah is for YOU JESUS! Thank YOU! Thank YOU!
Though a KING...He humbles Himself riding on a lowly donkey-to fulfill The Father’s will! Subjecting Himself to the cruelty of the ones HE created; beaten/bruised amazing people w/such a disfigured visage that He was hardly recognized as a person. Yet HE will amaze AGAIN in a different way in that HE will startle many nations causing Kings to stand speechless in HIS PRESENC!
We have a Rock, sure Foundation Who will not waiver, crumble, or be moved! HE is fixed, our Anchor! What assurance [blessed assurance]—what comfort -what PEACE! Thank You, JESUS! We hear You say, I AM The first and The last; the same yesterday, today, and forever! May many come to believe Your promise!
God our Maker promises to help and satisfy us! He gives abundantly and plans to do the same for our children who will gladly claim, I belong to the Lord! What encouragement from the mouth of One Who does not lie and will not fail!
Continue reading, studying, mediating on Isaiah 43 to discover more as GOD introduces Himself.