Lo, I Come

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

"Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives" by Frederick Edwin Church

Psalm 40:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

 ⁶Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
 ⁷Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
 ⁸I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

Hebrews 10:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

 ⁶In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
 ⁷Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
 ⁸Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;

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Beloved husband Phillip, we delight to do the Lord's will; His law is within our hearts. 

Even by the Way that He Had Not Gone With His Feet

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

 

Isaiah 41:1-8

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 ¹Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
 ²Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
 ³He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet.
 ⁴Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.
 ⁵The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
 ⁶They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.
 ⁷So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
 ⁸But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

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Beloved husband Phillip, our LORD has pursued us, we have passed safely; even by the way that we had not gone with our feet. 

Sea of Glass

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

 

Revelation 4:6

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 ⁶And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

Revelation 15:2

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 ²And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

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Beloved husband Phillip, happy birthday!  I hope your fifty-third birthday tomorrow is blessed and wonderful through and through, like you. 

The Lord has given me a powerful leading yesterday, and a sweet message today to give to you, but it is all better conveyed in the context in which he gave it to me.  That's a longer writing, which I am working on separately and actually may have to sleep a bit before I can finish it.  (11:05 PM EDT, 10:05 PM Ark Time, powerful sounding jet right overhead). 

In the meantime, I am praying for the Lord to give me something special to give you for your birthday, as he always does.  Won't it be exciting to see what it is when he brings it to us? 

Before posting this, I was moved to the phrase "sea of glass" found in two scriptures:

Rev 4:6	And 2532 before 1799 the throne 2362 [there was] a sea 2281 of glass5193 like 3664 unto crystal 2930: and 2532 in 1722 the midst 3319of the throne 2362, and 2532 round about 2945 the throne 2362, [were] four 5064 beasts 2226 full 1073 of eyes 3788 before 1715 and 2532 behind3693.
Rev 15:2	And 2532 I saw 1492 as it were 5613 a sea 2281 of glass5193 mingled3396 with fire 4442: and 2532 them that had gotten the victory 3528over 1537 the beast 2342, and 2532 over 1537 his 846 image 1504, and2532 over 1537 his 846 mark 5480, [and] over 1537 the number 706 of his 846 name 3686, stand 2476 on 1909 the sea 2281 of glass5193, having 2192 the harps 2788 of God 2316.

 Where "glass" is hylinos (Strong's No. G5193) meaning, "Of glass or transparent like glass, glassy."  That is from hyalos (Strong's No. G5194) meaning, "any stone transparent like glass."  That is interesting, in view of all that diamonds mean to us. 

Finally, I am getting moved back into my room, which has been taking up a lot of my time.  The results will be worth it, though.  We are well on our way. 

As soon as we are finished painting and kicking up dust, I plan to start using the beautiful bedding that Heidi and Chris gave me last year.  For now, it's still a little bit like camping out, but getting closer to homey, to home, like you and me and our promised land (fast flying helicopter close by at that, south by southwest, flying north by northeast, 11:49 PM EDT, 10:49 PM Ark Time).  

You are my treasure, Phillip.  I love you so much and thank God for you every day.  Happy birthday. 

I Seek Not Yours But You

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

Portulaca (purslane) picture sent by Zackary at 8:04 PM EDT, 7:04 PM Ark Time.

2 Corinthians 12:13-15

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 ¹³For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
 ¹⁴Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
 ¹⁵And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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Beloved husband Phillip, the Lord has directed me to send you something which will be in my hand as the nail in the hand of Jael, and when you hold it, will be in your hand as the nail in the hand of Jael.  When you act on it as the Lord directs, that will be as you and me together, driving the nail in our hands through the temples of God's enemy "Sisera" and all that spirit represents into the ground.  God will prosper us in all we do, that we might prevail against and ultimately destroy king "Jabin" of Canaan. 

It is ours to lay up for our children in this House the Lord is building, most especially, our beloved son Shiloh, the one whose right it is.  

Thank you for your prayers today.  I am feeling so much better.  My teeth and gums are not bothering me at all anymore, and the other symptoms have left -- have fled -- as well, praise Jesus.  An added, unexpected blessing is that I got off of work early for slow phones, very early in fact.  My supervisor asked me to do so at 3:39 PM EDT (2:39 PM Ark Time) and I finished the call I was on and signed off at 3:46 PM EDT (2:46 PM Ark Time).

Off early for slow phones is a bit like our getting off early from this one thousand two hundred sixty (1,260) days of testimony, as God's two witnesses of Revelation 11, as another recent leading indicated seems to be in the works.  This whole leading, which is intense, confirms that is what is happening, where the Lord is heading.  That's why He gets to be God: He makes the rules.  You and I have eternity, are living our eternal lives now: that automatically gives us the ultimate home court advantage.  

Lord, Who Shall Abide in Thy Tabernacle?

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

 

Psalm 15

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 ¹Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
 ²He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
 ³He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
 ⁴In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
 ⁵He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

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Beloved husband Phillip, we abide in the Lord's tabernacle, and dwell in His holy hill, for we walk uprightly, and work righteousness, and speak the truth in our hearts.  We do not backbite with our tongues, nor do we do evil to our neighbor, nor take up a reproach against our neighbor. 

Everlasting Consolation

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

2 Thessalonians 2:15-17

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁵Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
 ¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
 ¹⁷Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

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Beloved husband Phillip, Jesus has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace. 

That Thou Mightest Still the Enemy and the Avenger

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

"Baby Biscuits"

Psalm 8:1-3

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 ¹O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
 ²Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
 ³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

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Beloved husband Phillip, from the beginning, our LORD has ordained the specific manner He stills the enemy and the avenger, and He is bringing that to the fore in and through you and me.