"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair."~from ISAIAH 61 Bible verse for this Blog

APOLOGY to READERS who followed a SEARCH to HERE & didn't find it

On July 18, 2017, I drafted almost 3000 blog posts that I had published since 2008 when I began blogging, rather than edit each one. So if you clicked here from somewhere else and ended up with the post unavailable or error, I am sorry but this is why. It'd be too much work for me to go back and fix them. There's an explanation on 7/19/17 as I'm still learning.

Sunday, April 9, 2023

A BLESSED 2023 RESURRECTION MORN TO YOU ALL!



HE IS RISEN

The Headlines AD 30-33 read: Resurrected from the Dead



HE IS RISEN, INDEED!
HALLELUJAH!
JESUS
CHRIST

 “He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as He said would happen”
(Matthew 28:6)

THE GREATEST MIRACLE
of the
MIRACLE WORKER

THE POWER of THE RESURRECTION

WE CELEBRATE TODAY!

RESURRECTION SONDAY!!!

HE IS ALIVE!

JESUS CHRIST

IS

ALIVE

BECAUSE HE LIVES ... I can face the future

at the Garden Tomb, Jerusalem 2023

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He is living, and we can have a relationship with Him because He surrendered His entire self. Praise be to God! “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” 
(John 12:13).

Holy Week: A Journey From Jesus’ Death to Resurrection


Let us never forget the



The Blood of Jesus is proof that HE LOVES YOU!

The Blood WASHES You! (Rev. 1:5) 

The Blood of Jesus MAKES You Something! 

The Blood SAVES You! (Romans 5:9)

The Blood of Jesus FREES You! (Isaiah 53:4-5)

The Blood GIVES You... 

acceptance, approval, access, authority, anointing and your assignment

The Blood of Jesus Gives You an UNBREAKABLE COVENANT!

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"Thank You Jesus for the Blood!"

{Pardon my pun, but I almost ROLLED right by this day without sharing a blog post}

I just couldn't. This is one of the most relevant and important days of every year for me, 

as a Believer in JESUS CHRIST, even more so than Christmas!

However, without Christmas, there would not be a Resurrection Day!

Without JESUS CHRIST, there would not be a CHRISTmas or RESURRECTION!

I do not call it Easter anymore (because of the pagan connections) but I do call and celebrate

RESURRECTION SUNDAY!



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In case, you're not convinced, follow some or all of these links in this blog post:

The Resurrection of Jesus (part 17) of The Essential Jesus

JESUS IS GREATER
#5 of 9 Christ's Greater Covenant




LET'S CELEBRATE

with




Shane and Shane (featuring Robbie Seay)



FOR MORE

Joshua Aaron & Friends
LIVE at the Garden Tomb
"Resurrection Premiere"
(English & Hebrew)

or

Gaither
2023 Sing a long


and if you didn't make it to any Church

here's

Gateway Church

(only because Pastor Morris entitled his message with my 2023 One Word)

"JESUS"

because I have many more choices I view & participate in locally and afar








Sunday, February 26, 2023

JESUS, the MIRACLE WORKER (11-15)

[The following blog post should not be published until March 12th, but because this is the first Sunday of Lent, which lasts for 40 days (not including Sundays), I am summarizing the weeks during LENT & will continue later in April with the weekly blog posts on Sun. with #16]



Section Three: Jesus, the Miracle Worker

As I mentioned that JESUS as a Miracle Worker seems to be the appropriate focus of JESUS during Lent. These are all the Chapters that are in Section Three, and the numbers after are the weekly dates for each one. So this post will summarize #11-15 as best I can and I will not be posts any blogs on Sun. from "52 Weeks..."

11. A Man of Marvels 3/12
12. Crisis Manager    3/19
13. Captain of My Ship 3/26
14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2
15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9
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16. The Great Empathizer 4/16
17. The Divine Ophthalmologist 4/23
18. Spiritually Sovereign 4/30

[I will continue with #16-18 weekly later]

I will just be sharing the segments in each of the chapters in JESUS, the Miracle Worker, but of course, the actual devotional "52 Weeks with Jesus" does much better. We'll start off with "A Man of Marvels" ... JESUS' Miracles "reveal surprising truths about who Jesus is and spiritual lessons about how we can know & relate to Him." 

Reading just one of the weekly Scriptures each week day (listed below) is a good way to connect with our JESUS as "A Man of Marvels" (He's beyond all the Marvel movies); He's our "Crisis Manager"; He's the Captain of our ships; He'll Multiple (little into Much) Miraculously; and most definitely He is a "Leader Worth Following" deserving of all our respect (as our leaders should receive), all the honor & of course, all the Glory is His, now & forever!

11. A Man of Marvels 3/12 Mat.15:29-31
"Do You Believe"
"Opening Our Minds to Miracles"
"Jesus' Miracles Authenticated His*Mission"
"Jesus' Miracles Reveal Who He Is" **
"Jesus' Miracles Glorify the Father" ***

*Mark 2:5-9 (v.8-12)
** John 10:22-39
*** Matthew 7:22-23
John 14:8-14

12. Crisis Manager 3/19 
"Spectacular(& Unspectacular) Debuts
"A Big Deal Miracle"
"Turn to Jesus When You Face Problems"
"Talk to Jesus about Your Problems"
"Trust Jesus to Handle Your Problems"

John 2:1-11; Matthew 11:25-30; 1 Peter 5:6-11;
Matthew 6:25-34; John 13:12-20

13. Captain of My Ship 3/26
"Rough Waters"
"Jesus Wants Us to Remember His Promises"
"Jesus Wants Us to Rest in His Presence"
"Jesus Wants Us to Rely on His Power"
"The Safe Place"

Mark 4:35-40; Psalm 31:1-24; Psalm 107:23-32;
John 14:25-27; Proverbs 3:5-6

14. A Miraculous Multiplier 4/2
"The Law of Leftovers"
"Jesus Asks You for What You Have"
"Give What You Have to Jesus"
"Jesus Will Use What You Give"
"Jesus Blesses What He Uses"

John 6:1-14; Proverbs 11:24; Luke 6:37-38;
Malachi 3:6-12; Matthew 25:14-30

15. A Leader Worth Following 4/9
"The Leader Who Follows"
"Under Authority"
"Pecking Order"
"Respecting Leadership"
"Receiving Leadership"

Luke 7:1-10; Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:22-6:9;
Hebrews 13:17; John 6:35-40

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I do realize that this brief outline of the chapters really does not help you much, but it is helpful to me (lol). So hopefully with the subtitles & Scriptures, you can read between the lines and gather some details of JESUS, the Miracle Worker. Perhaps it can serve as an incentive to check out "52 Weeks with Jesus" by James Merritt, because it was for me and I not only purchased the book (in 2022) but I signed up somehow with Harvest House Publishers, who faithfully send me an email with one of these segments every week, which God used to whisper this into becoming my One Word ... JESUS (for 2023). I was not too sure that JESUS could be a One Word, but it just kept showing up & being confirmed. The whisper became a nudge and that nudge confirmed let me know that I needed JESUS (front & center) every minute of every day in 2023. Since "52 Weeks ..." isn't my book, I try not to infringe on anyone's copyright yet still share enough to "whet your whistle" with nuggets about JESUS, so you want to dig deeper & learn more to be closer to JESUS!

11. "Lord, because of the miracles You've worked in the past. I believe You are who You say You are. Glorify Yourself today through me."
12. "Lord, I thank You that I can trust You with any problem in my life, knowing that You will handle it. Teach me to let go."
13. "Lord, I believe there is no need to fear when You are near. Be near to me this day."
14. "Lord, teach me to trust You with my 'lunch', confident that You will provide abundantly and bless others through my offering."
15. "Lord, teach me - in the sphere of my everyday living - what it means to be a faithful follower of You."

🙏

I could say these prayers every single day!

God knew that this devotional 

is my kind of devotional

since March of 2022

but it took me 'til

2023

to get to it

and read it from

my stack of  books & ebooks

I did not know this author nor his books

that are written yet happy to be reading this one

 & learning more details about

JESUS

in a fresh way

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Well done!

🕮

I will be reading each of the above chapters & segments with the

WORD

Hope to see you all after this season of LENT!

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Unexpectant, urgent,  & suddenly

this past week, I needed a MIRACLE, beginning on Ash Weds. 

for a family member's spouse

and the family member

Please pray for

salvation,

eternal rest

&

perhaps comfort & peace for grieving & heavy hearts

that will be turned into joy in their mourning but

I'm believing for MIRACLES of life being given back

JESUS

being accepted

and

I hold on to this & expect God

to bring complete healing

this side of heaven still

but if not in heaven

because

of

JESUS

being received & accepted

forgiven & redeemed

by the blood & authority of the name of

JESUS

I speak life

&

give Him

all the praise, glory & thanks

with eternal hope & faith

in JESUS' saving

Grace always

aMazing

🙏


Thank you for praying with me!



Wednesday, February 22, 2023

LENT Begins today ... an Important 40 day Journey!

Most years I mark this day with an explanation of LENT 40 Days

as I 

"BEGIN LENT IN JESUS' FOOTSTEPS"
{this is a 4 day YV choice of reading plans}

I am on a longer journey than 4- 6 days but 
I will not be here on my blog, except maybe on Sundays
since Sundays are not included in the 40 days.

However, I will be


There is also another "Walk with Jesus" for 50 days and so many other really



time set apart

to commemorate

the 40 days

JESUS

spent in the desert

a period of preparation to celebrate our

LORD JESUS'

RESURRECTION

The journey between today & the celebration of

HIS RESURRECTION

is more than

40 days

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So I am not here today until after this time period - this post was done in advance - 

as I begin walking closer

"IN THE FOOTSTEPS

of the Savior"

JESUS

this

LENT

with

Max Lucado's new book & study guide

which Faith Gateway is starting on March 6th - April 10th

and, of course, I highly recommend this OBS

(even without the books, it's worth it)

Everyone can view Session 1 or

on You Tube

and

You Version

has one week sample plan

"Following Jesus When You Doubt"

(which shares the video also on day 3)

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Let's journey

"IN THE FOOTSTEPS..."

Following 

JESUS

to the Cross & the the Tomb

and

Beyond to His

RESURRECTION

(and ours)

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I also have a
 50 day devotional with a local church

RISEN
50 Reasons Why
THE RESURRECTION
Changed Everything

🙏🙏

by Steven D. Matthewson
(not a new book, 2013)

[this book is meant more for the 50 days from the Resurrection until Pentecost]

{I'm set with some really good guides-maybe too many}

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Have a Blessed Lent Journey!

I know that I will

I read these words in one of the YV Lent plans and agree:

"When we look around at the world today, we can see an awful lot of division and disconnection. Yet there is hope. A deep and thrilling hope. When we realize that we are one in Christ, everything changes. When we embrace togetherness – unity with creation, with each other, and with God – extraordinary things can happen. As you read any devotional for Lent, I pray you have a blessed Lent." Tearfund


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There is another post set up already for this upcoming Sunday, February 26, 6 pm


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

JESUS, the ANSWER (10)



Section Two: JESUS the ANSWER

4. Bread for the Journey
5. Light in a Dark Place
6. An Open Door
7. The Good Life
8. A Grave Buster
9. A One-Way Street
10. The Root of the Fruit

As I continue and finish with JESUS, the Answer in my "52 Weeks with JESUS" journey for 2023, today's 10th Chapter brings me hope to look forward to spring in the middle of this cold winter and realize that "The Root of the Fruit" is where my faith sprouts from my early foundation and the seed planted that needed to be watered and nurtured to develop good roots. The strength of the growth and how it flourishes seems to be connected to the root. Lysa TerKeurst shares about the True Vine in day 7 of YV's plan "Finding I AM".

We hope that any seed planted will have good roots, strength to grow & flourish into a healthy one as it was created to be. The principle Scripture for this chapter is found in John 15:1-11, 16, where JESUS says:

I AM the True Vine
and my
Father is the Gardener
...

{the rest of this passage is just as important for our growth}

The following are the segments:

"The Root of the Fruit"

..."Left Behind"

"Fruit Bearers"

"JESUS Wants to Connect with You Personally"

"JESUS Wants You to Concentrate on Him Perpetually"

"A Diligent Pruner"

I can tell that even though these are subtitles & quite brief that I definitely need to grow,

be pruned constantly as JESUS nourishes me

so that I can finally mature (in my old age)

to bear fruit - much better and truly good

yet I realize that sometimes the root

needs some work & checking

I need the seeds planted

to flourish & grow

to beautiful

FRUIT

this is

the purpose

God has placed people

on this planet as His Image bearers

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PRUNING

is a painful but very

necessary part of the process

LENT

can be a fruitful time

to deepen your faith roots & flourish

40 Days set aside to bloom on the other side of this time

Looking forward to JESUS, the Miracle Worker & the Answer found in Him

the great

I AM

💧

and the

Master Gardener


"Lord, help me to recognize You as the Master Gardener who is the caretaker of my soul."

🌞



May the Miracle Worker, JESUS, meet you & your needs during this Lenten season as you go & grow deeper, may your roots be firm in Him so you can bear good fruit & receive a plentiful harvest! Let's plant & see many miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit through JESUS! 

Let us remain in JESUS as He remains in us

Rest in the True Vine

Thank JESUS

for being

our

True

Vine



Stay close to the Vine & grow in

Holy Spirit

fruit

(Galatians 5:22-23)

Let's not be afraid to get a good

Pruning

during the

40 days of

LENT

the

Master Gardener

can be 

trusted

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{I thought in the song "The Merry Old Land of Oz" from "The Wizard of Oz" - 
that the words were
"snip, snip here... snip, snip there
and a couple of  tra-la-las"
but after all these years, I just found out
that I remembered it wrong
(sigh)
it was "clip, clip..." and I was going to add 
the "snip, snip" part here for our pruning time.
So please allow me an author's prerogative to change these words to fit}

😏

Monday, February 20, 2023

JESUS, the ANSWER (9)


Section Two: JESUS the ANSWER

4. Bread for the Journey
5. Light in a Dark Place
6. An Open Door
7. The Good Life
8. A Grave Buster
9. A One-Way Street
10. The Root of the Fruit

Today in 52 Weeks ... I'm entering

"A One-Way Street"

with

JESUS

found in

John 14:1-6

more specifically verse 6

"I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life,

no one comes to the Father, except through Me."

And once again, this I AM statement is also found in day 6 of  "Finding I AM" by Lysa TerKeurst, where she writes that this I AM ... "is the clearest example in Scripture of the certainty of JESUS being the ONLY WAY to eternal life." Thus, the reason for a "One-Way Street" for #9 of 52 Weeks with JESUS and these are the segments (subtitles) for this one"
 
"Know This Street?"
"You Do Know the Way" (John 14:5)
"Religion is Not the Way to God"
"Righteousness is Not the Way to God"
"Only a Relationship will Get Us to God" (John 14:6)

JESUS

didn't just say that

He'd show us the Way

He clearly says:

I AM the WAY

the One-Way to 

God, 

the Father

🙏


"Lord, I believe that You are the Way. Give me courage & boldness to invite others to find life in You alone."


Thank God this has never happened to me, but I've noticed (since moving back to USA from Mexico, 7 years ago this October already) more reckless driving, lack of courtesy, even disobedience of road signs & other vehicle safety regulation (laws-like speed limit) and one- way traffic accidents - where people are driving up a one-way in the wrong direction; it's even happened on a roundabout that I had to stop & wait for the driver to figure it out ... yet knowing JESUS as a One Way means the Only direction - the way to go & knowing Him as the One Way to the Father. Not an accident at all, but a purposeful decision and choice to follow Him & His Way. Many of the people that have one-way accidents, going the wrong way have head-on collisions that most often are fatal. I pray that more drivers know the One Way, the right way and have allowed JESUS to show them the right way Home (to heaven). Only following JESUS and having a personal relationship with Him will lead us to God, the Father - as it is meant to be since He created us to be One with Him, only through JESUS! It's our RELATIONSHIP with JESUS, not our own righteousness or any religion that gets us to God!

Stay clear of heading in the wrong direction, those earthly one-ways that turn us from heading the right way toward God and stay safely guided by JESUS, and I guess we all need to sing 
"JESUS, Take the Wheel" {I don't think the whole song fits, but the title sure does & it's a good song!} so we end up on the only One Way that leads us to an eternity with God! God gives us not just "one more chance" but multiple ones to find JESUS and surrender our way to His One way home. So let's make sure that we let JESUS be our One Way, every day - no matter what we face, we need to seek JESUS' One Way to the Father & eternal peace forever. 

JESUS

is

the

ANSWER






To my faithful visitors;
all of you who spend your valuable time here with me
I do appreciate you so much!

Thank you for taking your time to visit!

Love, Sweet blessings & Hugs!

DIOS TE BENDIGA
GOD BLESS YOU

always

Peggy