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Skin Be Renewed

skinMay your skin be without irritation and may it be
renewed like a baby’s. May you have the glow
of
the Life that dwells within you and may people
tell you regularly that you look much younger
than your natural years. May your loved-ones
delight in touching you and kissing you. May
people ask you your secret and why you are
so vibrant.

“[Then the man’s] flesh shall be restored;
it becomes fresher and more tender than
a child’s; he
returns to the days of his
youth.” (Job 33:25, Amp)

Jehovah As Witness

MountainThe result of “call unto me” is “I will answer you.” That word “answer” means “to respond as a witness.” (Brown-Driver-Briggs) God is not coming to the witness stand to say, “Well, back in 600 B.C. ‘this’ happened and so-and-so did ’that’.”  “But He is a witness to what is going to happen because He is going to bring it about.  From the very beginning telling you what the ending will be, All along letting you in on what is going to happen, Assuring you, ‘I’m in this for the long haul, I’ll do exactly what I set out to do’.” (Isa 46:10, MSG) Jehovah is the kind of witness who does not come and say what He saw but what He sees. He declares the end of a thing before it ever gets started. He is not sitting around talking about what happened a year ago, He is already speaking of that which is in the coming year and He is requiring agreement with it.

(This is the eighth excerpt from the article “Just A Call” written by Marty Gabler in Volume 13 Issue 4 of SEEC Magazine. Excerpts are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)

 

Sleep Soundly

sleeping people

 

May the Lord’s people sleep soundly and receive all the rest you should as you
sleep and awake 
refreshed with all the energy you need for the day’s tasks.
May you get done more than you had previously thought possible.

“You will not be afraid when you go to bed, and you will sleep soundly
through the  night.”  (Prov.3:24, GNT)


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Which You Do Not Know

Astonishingly, the “which you do not know” (Jer.33:3) part is not with reference to anything that has been kept secret or that has not existed here-to-fore. This is not the first time Jeremiah has Dont know3heard of Jehovah’s desire to deliver and restore Israel. “Which you do not know” is, in fact, something Jeremiah does not now know because it is now covered up and overwhelmed with present circumstances and everyone’s conclusions. The sounds of destruction, conversation of people in dismay and the obvious presence of the enemy’s army are so loudly proclaiming destruction that Jeremiah has forgotten what he once knew and is, therefore, unable to proclaim it, let alone act on it. The desire of Jehovah has been displaced with other considerations and conclusions. But even before there is one ounce or semblance of relief, Jeremiah is required to vocally come into agreement with that which God is determined to grant, no matter appearances or opinions.

(This is the seventh excerpt from the article “Just A Call” written by Marty Gabler in Volume 13 Issue 4 of SEEC Magazine. Excerpts are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)


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May Fathers Discern Potential

Palestinian family prays during Mass at Israeli church

 

As the people of God assemble today, may hearts of fathers be turned to the coming generation. May fathers in our congregations discern the potential of the youth around them and let their hearts be turned to affirming them, encouraging them and enabling them on to their destiny in Christ. May this be the most memorable Father’s Day with fathers and children turned to each other in love and in honor, grasping the heavenly Father’s heart for the generations to glorify His intent.

“May the Lord richly bless both you and your children.” (Ps.115:14, TLB)

 

What God Is Determined To Do

The word “call” can be defined and studies made of its finer nuances. But what we need to see in this context is what the Deliverer of Israel wants to get across to them in the moment busy sidewalkof duress. “Call” in this instance is: “Jeremiah, pray for that which your God has determined to grant.” I don’t think it has to do with volume of voice or the ounces of tears shed. It has to do with knowing and getting into agreement with what God is determined to do in the families of Israel, in the nation of Israel. This is what God intended to do in Israel and what He intends to do in our nation: ‘Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth. 7  ‘I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first. 8  ‘I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me. 9  ‘It will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’  (Jer.33:6-9, NASB)
(This is the sixth excerpt from the article “Just A Call” written by Marty Gabler in Volume 13 Issue 4 of SEEC Magazine. Excerpts are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)


 

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The Bridge Jesus Built

Bridge_peopleTo focus on the redemptive work of Christ means more than considering His death on the cross. We must also grasp the far-reaching results, the fullness of what He bought back for mankind. Religion has emphasized the trauma, sentiment has stalled in drama, but we dare not ignore the bridge Jesus built back to God’s original intent. That is how God’s glory will fill the whole earth ( Psa 72:19), sons will live out His original intent in their lifetime—all over the earth.

(Thought For Today #9–Kathy Gabler)


 

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A Bible Formula

calling outIf there is a formula anywhere in the Bible, here is one: Jer 33:3  ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’  It appears that Israel, at this point, has nothing to look forward to but annihilation. But God gives Jeremiah the solution: call unto me. The formula seems to be: (1) call and (2) I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know. We really do need to know what we do not know, so we really do need to call. What is not known at this point in time will stop the destruction when it does become known.
(This is the fifth excerpt from the article “Just A Call” written by Marty Gabler in Volume 13 Issue 4 of SEEC Magazine. Excerpts are posted on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)


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Melissa Gabler and the Grace Worship Band 4-13-14
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