Weight of the world… 

These verses struck me the other day as I was Listening through the last chapters of Exodus….

“Bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord ….”

The responsibility, of that task as Aaron went before the Lord is heavy…as a person in the group of people whose judgment he was bearing, I would want to be as good as I could so that his burden was lighter…

Exodus:28:29 So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of judgment on his heart, when he goes into the Holy Place, to bring them to regular remembrance before the Lord. 30 And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron's heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.

When I think of the verse about sin, that we all have sinned, not just a few, but all…we did the same to Jesus…he took all of our judgement, everyone’s…the whole world…for all time…the weight is infinite…so heavy that only God could do it…no mortal could do it…it is hard to fathom in my finite mind….

What a God….what a Redeemer….

Thank YOU….

1Peter 2: 24a He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.

Psalm 119: 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,

    for I believe in your commandments.

Romans 11: 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

34 “For who has known the mind of the Lord,
    or who has been his counselor?”

2 Corinthians 5: 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Teach me your ways…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhasPQ6Lvos

 Comfort verses…#?

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you (Isaiah 26:3 NIV).

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth (Isaiah 53:7a NIV).

Jesus performed many other signs [miracles] in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name (John 20:30-31 NIV).

Heaven’s my throne, earth is my footstool. What sort of house could you build for me? What holiday spot reserve for me? I made all this! I own all this!” God’s Decree. “But there is something I’m looking for: a person simple and plain, reverently responsive to what I say” (Isaiah 66:2 MSG).

Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding (Jeremiah 3:15 NIV).

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! (Romans 11:33 NIV)

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Luke 11:9 NIV).

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you (John 15:7)

Thank YOU…

Still…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n6dfB2Z-Ko

 

Mountains….

Part of yesterday, I was immersed in a collection of rocks…was thinking about Genesis 1, where the Word tells us of the separation of land from the waters…”dry land” …but it doesn’t say anything about the mountains thy must have appeared on that dry land…those descriptions don’t come until later…

Genesis 1: 9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

There are over 150 references to mountains, both huge ones and small…we support a missionary in Nepal….those are big mountains!!!! As well as missionaries in the deserts…no mountains…

Deuteronomy 33: 15 with the finest produce of the ancient mountains

    and the abundance of the everlasting hills,

Psalm 95: 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;

    the heights of the mountains are his also.

Psalm 104:8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down

    to the place that you appointed for them.

9 You set a boundary that they may not pass,

    so that they might not again cover the earth.

Proverbs 8: 25 Before the mountains had been shaped,

    before the hills, I (wisdom) was brought forth,

Isaiah 54:10 For the mountains may depart

    and the hills be removed,

but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,

    and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,”

    says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Amos 4:13 For behold, he who forms the mountains and creates the wind,

    and declares to man what is his thought,

who makes the morning darkness,

    and treads on the heights of the earth—

    the Lord, the God of hosts, is his name!

But mountains exist all over the world….whose heights seem to reach the sky and those which are small, rolling grain covered ones…all have their beauty…

After looking at a few of the rocks collected by one man, and our family’s history with rocks,  the creativity of God is so profound in just one area of creation…the colors, the uses, for formation, the types of rocks are so amazing…so precise…

With that same precision, He made us as well, beauty, Colors, types, uses, formation….so amazing….

Thank YOU….

Shout to the Lord…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He8Is3vcgM8

 I will tell…

Psalm 9:1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;

    I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.

2 I will be glad and exult in you;

    I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Reindeer people….



https://www.viewmongolia.com/reindeer-people-dukha-tribe-mongolia.html

Okay, we are going from airplanes going to ends of the earth to northern Mongolia where the reindeer people live…(the website is really interesting)…

Why, because the Gospel is going there with the Jesus Film  being shown with the YWAM teams from the capital of Ulaanbaatar…these teams have been showing it in the towns, now going to the ends of Mongolia…there was push in the 1990’s to show it all over the country..and the movie was even on public TV to show values and morals to the country just coming out of atheistic Communist rule.At that time, it was estimated that there were less than 10 Christians in the whole country…now, thirty years later, there are many Christians but a whole new generation…and better technology…

In the 1990’s, showing the movie involved a big reel to reel movie projector and electricity…Now a 5 lb. Digital Projector,solar powered, a flip up screen that people can watch on both sides.

My connection?

My husband went to Mongolia for the first push with the Jesus Film in the 1990’s…then one of my daughters went as well…my husband met the person who is showing it now (my husband passed away 14 years ago). I ate breakfast with the man who is showing it this week and heard his stories.

I just love to see the connections, generation to generation…God working in each one…I love the stories that are lived…there is good happening in the world…

Including some photos taken of the reindeer people …the YWAM people drove to end of the road and then still had 12 hours to get there…

Thank YOU…

Jesus loves the little children….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzGnEcx37u4

 

From dinner to dedication….

When I used to teach, my goal was to help my students discover new truths …to see the light bulbs blink on when students caught the concept that I was teaching…to understand….and use that information to further explore…to observe what was going on around them…

My poor children, as we traveled or going down the road were always, hearing , “ oh look at that_____!”….

So, if you will bear with me…”look at that plane”….

I went to the dinner for MAF this weekend. Yesterday was a plane dedication…”dedication,you say” ….why dedicate a plane?”

When we dedicate our children to the Lord, we ask God to put his hand of blessing on their lives….we ask those around us to pray for them, to be good examples to them and we ask for prayer for us as parents to be the best we can…to help them grow to be the best they can be In whatever God has planned for them…

Dedicating a plane is similar…Ask God to put his hand of blessing on that plane…that it would carry out the mission that it was built for…help it have a long and safe life….that the pilots be safe, that the people it will serve will give God the glory for its help…

Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Thank YOU….

“MAKING DISCIPLES … AT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Each year, MAF provides aviation services to more than 400 mission agencies, churches, and humanitarian organizations around the world. Without MAF, some of these organizations would be unable to reach the people they serve. Through these partnerships, MAF connects isolated people with vital services and goods while sharing the love of Christ in a tangible way.

This is how we carry out our mission of serving together to bring help, hope, and healing through aviation.”https://maf.org/what-we-do/

“MAF is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator

Mission Aviation Fellowship is the world’s largest humanitarian air operator, flying medical supplies, doctors, and nurses to places no one else can reach and ensuring critical care gets to where it’s needed most.  Your donation means that together, we can bring help, hope and healing to isolated people in need.”https://maf-uk.org

https://idahonews.com/news/local/mission-aviation-fellowship-dedicates-new-airplane-bound-for-congo-charity-africa-drc-cessna-caravan

Send me….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLYKMZE5XL0

 Seek out…

Have you ever been told, “you know you should be________?”

A teacher, a server, a giver, an encourager, a counselor, a researcher………

Over fifty yers ago, two young men were camping, discussing life around the campfire….one said to the other, “ you should be a pastor” to which he retorted, “you are a giver”….

Now these two barely had two dimes to rub together….seminary was out of site and giving was hard to do with a minimal amount of income, in fact no income at the time…but the ideas were planted….

Soon, seminary became available for the first….a job opened up for the second….God had provided both… and as they say, “ the rest is history….”

The first went on to be a pastor of many and even retired, still is…

The second went on to be a successful businessman with a focus on giving and left a legacy of giving to his family to steward in the years to come…

God worked mightily in the little and the large in these two men’s lives because they obeyed  His calling on their lives…they were not perfect and they had tough times, but God carried them through as well as their families….they took the gifts that God had given them and used them for His kingdom….

What gifts and talents has God bestowed on you….?   Use them faithfully….with enthusiasm, a worker in God’s kingdom….

Jeremiah 42: 20b For you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to the Lord our God, and whatever the Lord our God says, declare to us and we will do it.’

I Corinthians 12: 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

Romans 12:6 we have different gifts

according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with yourfnfaith;

7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;

8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,fn do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

There is such joy in living out obedience….

Thank YOU….

Gifts from God…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfLGfuINnG4

 Stories that glorify God…

Last night I attended a “gala” hosted by Mission Aviation Fellowship…we had a delicious meal followed by speakers telling of the impact MAF has had on their personal lives and those they have been in contact….

“Mission Aviation Fellowship is an Evangelical Christian organization that provides aviation, communications, and learning technology services to more than 1,000 Christian and humanitarian agencies, as well as thousands of isolated missionaries and indigenous villagers in the world's most remote areas. “ Wikipedia

Their headquarters is in Nampa, ID…so it is a privilege to visit their facilities every once in awhile, visit with the people there…see their new projects…attend the dedication of the planes as they head in the sky, wending their way to the ends of the earth to help others…

 We heard stories of a few of the exploits…it warms my heart to see the Word spread, people taken care in difficult and normal  circumstances…to see the smiles of, the cultures they are able to service, whether in mountainous areas, rainforests, islands etc…Lesotho, Papua, Mozambique to name a few…places that are dark changed to light…through the gospel of Jesus Christ….

Psalm 48: 10 As your name, O God,

    so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth.

Isaiah 52: 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Video..the ends of the earth…

https://flightvue.maf.org/tabs/home/videos/50823

Thank YOU…

People need the Lord…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i93ysKZeR4