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Any human author could claim to have the most written and published books in the world, but they would not begin to touch the authorship of God.  Many who know and have studied God as The Great Author can recall the passages in Daniel and Revelation that help support this portrait of a documenting God .   A judgement scene with records showing the proof of actions is found in Daniel 7:10 -  "The court was seated and books were opened."   This same kind of scene, if not the very same scene, is mentioned in Revelation 20:12 - " And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books." Another Book that is mentioned quite often right at the end of the Bible is The Lamb's Book of Life or The Book of Life.  Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 20:15; ...

In this time of separation and isolation during the 2020 Corona Virus, I was reminded that Christ was separated and isolated also for our eternal benefit. Zechariah prophesied conditions much like we are experiencing today but against the disciples during the most critical time of Christ's time on earth - Jesus' trial, scourging and execution. Zechariah 13:7 says,  "'Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!' declares the Lord Almighty. 'Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.'" Jesus would quote to His disciples from this passage perhaps moments after He prayed for their Unity and all future believer's Unity. "Then Jesus told them, 'This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you ...

I have heard it said that when you are on a ship, the phrase used in asking about the number of people on board is - "Do we have the total number of souls on board?" The word soul has to be taken in context. Soul is considered the spiritual part of a human, the emotional part of a person, a whole person or a part of African American culture usually associated with music. For the example above and this writing, The Soul is - The Whole Person - body, mind and spirit. Like I mentioned in a previous post, God has a particular song replaying in my mind and heart right now - "It Is Well With My Soul". However, The Lord had me change the lyrics a little as I sang it just recently. "When peace like a river attends my way, when sorrow like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say, You have taken care of my soul. You have taken care,  Of my soul You have taken care, you have taken care of my soul." My soul is well because Christ has t...

Waves are made by an underwater current influenced by the topography below the water's surface and the wind pushing on the surface of the water above. The waves are the visible result of invisible forces - the current and the wind. For sailors of any sea or ocean, knowing the the minor and major currents, winds and weather behavior is powerful knowledge. There is also power in knowing the behavior of the currents and the waves of life. However, there is One who treads those waves, can navigate the currents with us and calm the winds - He is Christ Jesus. Two times in Scripture, actual waves were mentioned as coming against the boat full of Christ's disciples - Matthew 8 then later in Matthew 14 . Matthew 8:23-27 recounts what sounds like a battle, during a boat ride, with a tempest on the water. The account records that "a furious storm" came out of nowhere and was so powerful that "the waves swept over the boat" . The disciples had cause for concern....

Life is all about re-establishing relationship with God through Christ Jesus.  After accepting Christ, nourishing our time with Him and responding to His Counsel on life's journey - dangers still lurk. Some believers  substitute a place, many fulfilled needs and objects for God. There was a place called Shiloh where all of these dangers took place for the Israelites.  "At Shiloh the Israelites set up the Tabernacle—the Tent of Meeting constructed at the beginning of the wilderness journey and after forty years brought into the Promised Land (Joshua 18:1, 8-10; 21:2). According to Talmudic sources, the Ark remained at Shiloh for 369 years. Other scholars estimate anywhere between 200-400 years. The area was well suited as a quiet place for worship, surrounded by hills, pasture lands, and a water supply. Shiloh was a city in the tribal territory of Ephraim. Judges 21:19 describes its position with exactitude: 'So they said, 'Behold, there is the yearly feast of th...