<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 13;11-13<div><br></div><div><b>11. &nbsp;And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say; but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.</b></div><div><b>12. &nbsp;And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father&nbsp;his child, and children will rise against parents, and have them put to death;</b></div><div><b>13. &nbsp;and you will be hated by all for my names sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Jesus promises&nbsp;us, that in our shared&nbsp;sufferings with Christ,&nbsp;(because of the love of God at work in us for our neighbor and our enemies), we will be partakers of the divine nature to such an extent that the words we speak in witness to Christ will actually be inspired, and&nbsp;the Holy Spirit within us will enable us to speak those words.</div><div><br></div><div>This intimate relationship,&nbsp;(for the sake of bearing witness of the Gospel into this world), makes perfect sense. &nbsp;<span>It is nothing less than a Bride speaking what she hears&nbsp;from&nbsp;her Bridegroom.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>As much as we love and treasure our earthly families, they are not our true eternal family, even as earthly marriages are not eternal, (the wedding vow ends with death).</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The bond of familial love continues to exist on into eternity only if Christ, by the Holy Spirit, with the gift of faith,&nbsp;has entered a family. &nbsp;Then our earthly brothers and sisters, our parents and grandparents will remain ours together forever. &nbsp;How critically important it is that we make our homes and families our primary church, with the daily&nbsp;reading of God’s Word at their heart, along with family prayers, and the singing of hymns. &nbsp;Does your home have a Bible for each member of the family? &nbsp;(It is best if all use the same version.). Do you have a hymnal for each member of your family? &nbsp;Do you have a designated time for family devotions?</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>No one in the family needs to be a teacher or a theologian. &nbsp;All you need to have family devotions, is a humble heart which desires to learn. &nbsp;You need not know anything about the Bible, or the history of Israel, or the Church or anything! &nbsp;All you need is a humble, hungry heart that says to other family members, let us read God’s Word together. &nbsp;When you do not understand something remember Jesus promise, &nbsp;<i>“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears, he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” &nbsp;</i>(John 16;13)<i></i></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Notice that Jesus describes our life in the Word of&nbsp;God as a ‘journey’ and the Holy Spirit as our <i>“guide”.</i></span></div><div><span>Our destination is heaven and the great wedding feast! &nbsp;It is a life-long journey.</span></div><div><span><i><br></i></span></div><div><span>God’s Word is <i>“good seed”</i>&nbsp;which grows over time. &nbsp;Be patient and a harvest of life and good works <u>will</u>&nbsp;come for&nbsp;those who persevere. &nbsp;Like a tree, spiritual&nbsp;growth is not seen every day, but over the years, by God’s grace, you&nbsp;become,&nbsp;<i>“oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord.”</i>&nbsp; (Isaiah 61;3)<i></i></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Yes, God is hated in this world, so we should not be surprised when we as His own dear children are also hated. &nbsp;Remember, the love of God is still&nbsp;for us even now in our church family. &nbsp;Like in every family, we irritate and disappoint one another, but by forbearance and love, we <u>do not</u>&nbsp;abandon one another. &nbsp;We remain faithful, we <i>“endure”&nbsp;</i>loving one another as our Lord has commanded us. &nbsp;We show the world that God is within us, giving us power to remain faithful.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, we praise you for making us Your own dear children and members of the Holy Family of heaven who sit at table every Sunday. &nbsp;Bless us with wisdom and strength to make a place for You and Your Word in our homes, so that those we love on earth may be ours forever in heaven. &nbsp;Bless us to realize, it is Your voice we are hearing. &nbsp; It is given us, so that You may use us to&nbsp;speak for You to those who hate us, but whom You still love. &nbsp;We pray in a Jesus, Amen.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Love,</span></div><div><span>Dad/Baba/Eric</span></div><div><span>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</span></div><div><span>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><i><br></i></span></div><div><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>


Mark 13;11-13
11.  And when they bring you to trial and deliver you up, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say; but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.12.  And brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents, and have them put to death;13.  and you will be hated by all for my names sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
Jesus promises us, that in our shared sufferings with Christ, (because of the love of God at work in us for our neighbor and our enemies), we will be partakers of the divine nature to such an extent that the words we speak in witness to Christ will actually be inspired, and the Holy Spirit within us will enable us to speak those words.
This intimate relationship, (for the sake of bearing witness of the Gospel into this world), makes perfect sense.  It is nothing less than a Bride speaking what she hears from her Bridegroom.
As much as we love and treasure our earthly families, they are not our true eternal family, even as earthly marriages are not eternal, (the wedding vow ends with death).
The bond of familial love continues to exist on into eternity only if Christ, by the Holy Spirit, with the gift of faith, has entered a family.  Then our earthly brothers and sisters, our parents and grandparents will remain ours together forever.  How critically important it is that we make our homes and families our primary church, with the daily reading of God’s Word at their heart, along with family prayers, and the singing of hymns.  Does your home have a Bible for each member of the family?  (It is best if all use the same version.). Do you have a hymnal for each member of your family?  Do you have a designated time for family devotions?
No one in the family needs to be a teacher or a theologian.  All you need to have family devotions, is a humble heart which desires to learn.  You need not know anything about the Bible, or the history of Israel, or the Church or anything!  All you need is a humble, hungry heart that says to other family members, let us read God’s Word together.  When you do not understand something remember Jesus promise,  “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears, he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.”  (John 16;13)
Notice that Jesus describes our life in the Word of God as a ‘journey’ and the Holy Spirit as our “guide”.Our destination is heaven and the great wedding feast!  It is a life-long journey.
God’s Word is “good seed” which grows over time.  Be patient and a harvest of life and good works will come for those who persevere.  Like a tree, spiritual growth is not seen every day, but over the years, by God’s grace, you become, “oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord.”  (Isaiah 61;3)
Yes, God is hated in this world, so we should not be surprised when we as His own dear children are also hated.  Remember, the love of God is still for us even now in our church family.  Like in every family, we irritate and disappoint one another, but by forbearance and love, we do not abandon one another.  We remain faithful, we “endure” loving one another as our Lord has commanded us.  We show the world that God is within us, giving us power to remain faithful.
Prayer:  Merciful Father, we praise you for making us Your own dear children and members of the Holy Family of heaven who sit at table every Sunday.  Bless us with wisdom and strength to make a place for You and Your Word in our homes, so that those we love on earth may be ours forever in heaven.  Bless us to realize, it is Your voice we are hearing.   It is given us, so that You may use us to speak for You to those who hate us, but whom You still love.  We pray in a Jesus, Amen.
Love,Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”




Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
