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10/27/2022

This was shared by Mark Gomez and says so much. Please let me hear your thoughts. Blessings

02/20/2022

Things to Ponder

to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Ephesians 3:6‭, ‬10‭-‬11 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.3.6-11.NASB

Who are the Gentiles? What does He mean fellow heirs and members of the body? What body? Partakers of what promise and where are we parrakers? Through what? Why? Wisdom of God made known through who and to whom? In accordance with what? Who Carried Out, what was carried out and where Was It carried out? There are a lot of ins in the bible, why? God wants us to know what He has provided for us and who He created us to be. It's your choice, He gave us that also. Oh what a love!

Blessings in Christian

Ric Casto

to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel, of which I was made a minister, according to

02/17/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
Ephesians 1:18‭-‬20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.18-20.NASB1995

Who prays and for what? Eyes of your heart? Enlightened? (Reveal, being lit up, to bring to light.) Why, what are we to know? Who's calling? Riches of the glory of what? Who's inheritance and where the surpassing( to throw over or beyond) what? Greatness of who's what's? Strength of who's might? Who brought about and where? "In" Christ? Raised Him from where and seated Him where? At who's right hand?

As we read this, notice what part we are to play? We are but to know⁹ and accept. Have you ever thought about how much power and forgiveness it took to raise Jesus from the dead? He was dead because He became sin, not just any but all, with all the death it brings. So God had to remove all sin and overcome all the death to raise Jesus. Not just my sin or your sin but all sin of all mankind for all eternity. WOW!! He not only raised Him but also seated Him, which says that's done! Oh, thank you Papa God for your love and forgiveness!!

Papa let us see as we walk today your love and forgiveness that surrounds us. Let others see you "in" us and be drawn to your goodness. You are awesome!!!!

02/14/2022

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For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.
Ephesians 1:15‭-‬17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.15-17.NASB1995

For what reason? Having heard what? Faith in who? Where? Who's love and for whom? What is love? Hint: God is love so let Him flow through you. Do not cease what? For who? Making mention of whom and where? The God of whom? Father of what? May give what to whom? A spirit of what? Revelation of what and whom? What is wisdom? (Insight)

Good prayer to pray for about anybody. Do you think God answered Paul's prayer? Do you see results of this in your life today? Claim it and look for it! Papa God loves you and wants only good in your life.

For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayer

02/12/2022

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to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:12‭-‬14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.12-14.NASB1995

To what end? We who were first to what? Hope "in" what or whom? Praise of what? What is glory (honor, renown, splendor) and who's? "In" whom? You did what? Listening to what? What message? Who's salvation(welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation)? Having done what? Believed(have trust in, have faith in). You were what? Sealed "in" Whom? With Whom? Holy Spirit of what? Who is given as what? What inheritance and who's? View to what? Redemption of whose own possession? To the praise of Who's glory?

Why are we here but to bring praise and recognition of His glory. How awesome He is. Again the word "in", do you see yourself there? Notice there are two requirements of us, listen and believe? To believe something you must hear or be exposed to it. Believe or be persuaded is not just mental assent. If we truly believe it affects us. Sealed means stamped or marked with Holy Spirit or part of Himself. Do you see yourself as an heir? God's own possession, His kids. Praise Him because He did it. We are His. Bought with a precious price!! He has declared you worthy. Our part is simply to hear and believe. Let Papa know you believe today and keep believing!!

to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believe

02/11/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,
Ephesians 1:9‭-‬11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.9-11.NASB1995

Who made known what to whom? "The mystery of His will", Whose will? According to what? Whose kind intention? What is kind intention? Who purposed "in" whom? With a view to what? What is an administration( management of)? Of what? Suitable for what? "All things(all the whole, every kind of) Summing( gather up in one) up what?
"In" whom? In Heaven and on earth. "In" whom? Who obtained what? Pedestined according to whose purpose? Who works what? After what? Whose will?

Thank God we can trust His will, intention and purpose, after all He is love!! Have you noticed this is all coming from Him and given to us.

Thank you Papa, may we see your love and intentions today as we walk out our inheritance.

02/10/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and insight
Ephesians 1:5‭-‬8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.5-8.NASB1995

Who predestined whom and to what and how? What does predestined mean? Def.-To fore ordain. Def.- . Properly, to set; to establish in a particular office or order; hence, to invest with a ministerial function. According to what? Who's kind intention and of Who's will? To the praise of what? Whos grace? Who bestowed and how? In whom? Again in whom? Redemption how? The forgiveness of what? According to what?
Who's grace? Who lavished- [From perissos; to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess]
what on whom? How?

I am amazed at the fore thought of God and His grace. He freely gives, not asking anything from us but purchasing at great cost to Jesus and Himself. "In the Beloved" once again where or how He sees us. Think for a moment on superabounding love and grace. Do we see ourselves that way, if not perhaps its time to adjust.

Papa God is crazy about you!!!!!

He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Belov

02/09/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love
Ephesians 1:3‭-‬4 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.1.3-4.NASB1995

Blessed means what? Strongs definitely. "Worthy of praise." Who is worthy of praise?" God and Father of who? What did He (Jesus) do and for whom? What are spiritual blessings? How many?Where were we blessed? Hint, there are 2 places. Who chose whom and where? When were we chosen? Why? What does He mean holy and blameless? Where are we holy and blameless? In what?

Do you see yourself holy and blameless before Him, He does. If its good enough for Papa God, it should be good enough for us. This reminds me of reconciling, which we talked about the other day. Key- do your believe you are in Him? Think about it when your reading His word and pay attention to every "in Him, in Christ" that you come across. He's talking about us. In His love or in Him as He is love 1 Jn 4:7-8

02/08/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned— for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.
Romans 5:12‭-‬14 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.5.12-14.NASB1995

What is the therefore there for? What is sin and how did sin enter the world? Sin by definition is "missing the mark". How did death enter the world? Do you ever wonder what sin has to do with death and why it works that way? What is death? Some would say the opposite of life but I would say the absence of life. If God is life, wouldn't it mean that the absence of God is death? Death spread to whom and how? Until the law what was in the world and what was the affect of sin? What does He mean sin was not imputed? "Charged to account". Who's account? So sin was not charged to the account of all men, but the effect of sin was still death, why? It was not God's choice that man chose to miss the mark or chose other than God, but the effect of this choice is death other than life. God honored man's free will choice. This is why death still reigned" to prevail". Who did death reign over and why? Does it matter what sin and does it affect the consequence. What does He mean a type of "Him who was to come?" What is a type? - Definition: (originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.

Thank Papa he loved us enough to provide a way to change how we think and remove the consequences of our sin. He loves you so much and is honoring our choice, it's only His grace that does not make it immediate but gives us the opportunity to repent. I welcome your thoughts.

02/07/2022

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Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Romans 5:9‭-‬11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.5.9-11.NASB1995

Much more, how much more than what? Why are we justified and by what? What does justified mean? Someone once said it means "just as if I had not"? Totally removed. How does His blood make us justified? We shall be saved, from what and how? When were we reconciled and with whom? What does reconciled mean? I like to think of it like an account. An account is reconciled by bringing it into agreement both versions. So if God sees our debt or sin paid for, how should we see it, if indeed we are reconciled? We are saved by His what? Who's what? So what does our life have to do with it? And no only what? Do we remember what exult means? " jump for joy". Where and through whom? Why are we to exult? Through whom? What have we received?

Take the time to exult today as our Papa God has made a way for us to come into agreement with Him. Based on these verses, ask yourself how does God see me? And then ask yourself how do I see me? Are they reconciled, and if not what needs to change? The word repent does not only mean to say your sorry or show remorse, but to change the way you think. Websters says in one def, "To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct."
God says your worthy of His love accept it and renew or change your mind! Romans 12:2
EXULT!!!!!!!

Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much m

02/06/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:6‭-‬8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.5.6-8.NASB1995

While we were what? At what time? Who died for whom? Who would hardly die for whom? What does He mean righteous? According to Webster it means "just; accordant to the divine law. Applied to persons, it denotes one who is holy in heart, and observant of the divine commands in practice". What is a good " 2. Valid; sound; not weak, false or fallacious". What does He mean die?; "to cease to live; to expire; to decease; to perish; and with respect to man, to depart from this world." Who demonstrated Who's love for us and when? What does He mean sinner? " 1. One that has voluntarily violated the divine law; a moral agent who has voluntarily disobeyed any divine precept, or neglected any known duty. How was that love demonstrated? What is love? Read I Cor 13.

God so loved the world, He doesn't mean planet earth, He means us, people. He means YOU!!!!! God gave us the cure for all the human conditions. Its simply up to us to decide to accept it or not. His love doesn't stop if you don't, it simply means you haven't taken advantage of His gift.

I welcome your comments.

02/04/2022

THINGS TO PONDER

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3‭-‬5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.5.3-5.NASB1995

Not only what? The grace in which we stand vs 2. Who exults and what does exult mean? According to Webster 1828 it means to jump for joy. What are we to exult in? What is tribulation? It means persecution, affliction, distress. I don't know about you but I require some growing in this area. Tribulation brings what? Perserverance which means "Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit". Which brings proven character. Which brings what? What does He mean does not disappoint and why? Who's love? Poured indicates enough that it is dumped. Where is it poured out and through whom? How did we receive Holy Spirit? Who gave Holy Spirit to whom? I need to allow or seek out that outpouring more, how about you?
Lord help us see things through your word and to exult in our tribulations today. Even as Jesus looked beyond the cross let us look beyond our tribulations to see what you are working in us. Lord help us to jump for joy at your handy work in us?

Please don't misunderstand God doesn't bring the tribulation but in it works all to our good. Its God's love poured out that brings us through. May you see His love for you today!!!

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoi