Israel Adventure - Rebirth

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Has all come home. Has the rubber hit the road. Watching ready and waiting. There are seasons' It all isn't just the same forever. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 KJV 1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; 4 A time to break down, and a time to build up; 5 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 6 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 7 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 8 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Time. Always going forward. A certain reality. The being of God always in it. All words are subject to it. We are in it together. All of us. We are all tuned in. Rules of life going forward. All playing in them. 1 John 4:16 KJV And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida It all becomes so real. Every day. Have you turned the light on. The Light of the World. Jesus. You can't see it if the light is not on. It is Him. He is the Light. He is light and in Him is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:15 KJV 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida The wonder and glory of it all. The Trump Administration Money for children growing in the stock market. For all, retirement accounts. Trillions invested in the USA. Everything up up up. However will we balance any of all this in the light of God's Word. 1 Timothy 6:7-10 KJV 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. The Trump Administration is but a flash in time. It can grow and have success. But it is only a flash in time and space. Isaiah 40:8 KJV The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. 1 ...

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida God's Word is the truth. Plain to see. But you have to stop to see it. Oh, how glad in your heart you can be if you will but embrace it. I am always stopped dead in my tracks by it. Very thankful for it. You see, Proverbs 14:12 KJV  There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. But to be stopped in God's Word is to be blessed. Psalm 27:4 KJV One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Out of sight. Out of mind. So many loves. They are past joys. Left behind. As we go forward with what is new. The joy of the Lord is always our strength as we go on. Philippians 3:13-14 KJV 13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida I'm here for you. I won't go away. My joy is to sing His praises. I love the Lord and the power of His might. The full armor is on. Will not take it off. Belt of Truth. Breastplate of Righteousness. Shoes of the Gospel of Peace. Shield of Faith. Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Given these great gifts, what is there in this world to compare to them. So then, Romans 8:38-39 KJV 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida On and on in this journey. To find my step in hope. To make me glad in my King Jesus. Is He alive from the dead. Who can see Him. Tuned in. Tune in. Seek His face. Desire only Him. Psalm 123:2 KJV  Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Be found in His glory. An occupation. This is what I want to do. Yesterday was wondrous throughout. I saw the Purple Martins at their nests. The Alligators were all over. This happens at Sweetwater Wetlands Park in Gainesville, Florida. I sit and read Jeff Childers blog Coffee & Covid. I have an appointment with an Endodontist, this morning at 9 a.m. to prepare me for a crown to be put on my right lower molar. I don't think I have been sick in years. While sitting reading I am sniffling. I go on in my walk on toward another sitting area way beyond where I was. I meet up with a stranger, and we become engaged in what I would say was a intellectual dialogue. He is from a Jewish family, like myself. He knows all about everything. He has no hope in the promise given us of salvation in Christ. Empty, no hope. Just like I was 54 plus years ago when I met Barry who gifted me a King James Version of the Bible. I pray I am found in my occupation, the ...

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Tune in. Listen up. What can be found? All praise to the Lord. Reaching for Him. In the beauty of the morning. The Purple Martins came to the nests prepared for them shouting. They all come from far to nest and make way for the young. The animal kingdom does not carry the burden of sin. Man separated from God because fallen.  Jesus the way back. The only way. God has made Him the way. Sing for joy the songs of Zion. Be glad and be found in His glory. The glory of the Lord is our strength in the battle. We are overcomers. The prize is ours. Victory in Jesus. No place else. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida In the midst of all. Always. On a journey. Life the journey. Can you find yourself in a stable way? Not everyone can. Psalm 46:1 KJV 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Hid with Christ in God. Alive. For what? How shall we see in this world anymore, we who are alive in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. John 1:5 KJV And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. There is no explaining it. It cannot be comprehended. Ephesians 2:10 KJV For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida John 1:14 KJV And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. Stopped in my tracks, to behold the glory of the Lord. The Lord dwells in His glory. We need to know and be known in this glory. His glory is real. Makes the night day. He is revealed in His glory. Philippians 4:19 KJV But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida The glory is forever. For we that have been born again. Hard to know it. So many things in this life to interfere with it. Clear them all out. Give all rule to King Jesus. The great I am. There is no other. Daniel 7:14 KJV And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. Ephesians 1:20-21KJV 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida What can we say about it all. Much too much. God is so very great in His creation. There is no beginning, there is no end. Yes. John 1:1a KJV In the beginning was the Word, But then, the Word is. Has no beginning. Has no end. Just is. We have become, IS; we who have been born again. The Word. Alive forever. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Just like the chirping of the birds outside. We all need to find something to chirp about. Find relationship. Do a good deed. Move on to a plan of some kind. Life. Rejoicing in the Lord that hath made us. Psalm 100:1-5 KJV 100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida How can anybody keep up with it all? Simple, we cannot. We weren't made to. We are all on our way out of here. So then, what is most important thing to keep. Truth is your truest friend, no matter what the circumstances may be. We all depend on it for everything. So then, why is it in our political world lying and deceit is the normal. Maybe not. Maybe it all looks that way. Look deeper. God is good. He has given us means for all. Nothing is missing. It is forever true. Matthew 7:24-25 KJV 24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Can we be part of the whole? Can we be mixed in? What happens when we are mixed in? Does it change anything? It changes everything. Who can see it? Who will know it? We will see. Isaiah 40:31 KJV But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Where are the lines? Where are the markers? Where is caution? Are we mindful? We can be. Our job is to follow carefully. Isaiah 12:3 KJV Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida We can do it. We can see it. Forever He is alive. He is our righteousness. We love Him because He first loved us. We will live forever in Him who was raised from the dead. He is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. There is no other beside Him. We wait on Him for all. Psalm 46:3 KJV God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida How little we see. It is always just enough. Matthew 6:8 KJV Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. What all is to be the life of those on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group? And all those involved from here into eternity. How little we see. It is always just enough, no more. But we have it to go on always rejoicing in God, in ALL. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida It is the very same as it was at the beginning. When the heaven and earth were created. Darkness and void were upon it. The Spirit of God moved. This is our state always. Waiting on the Spirit of God to move. He is our breath and being. Outstanding that we should see and believe this. Was it any different for Abraham, of whom it was said: Genesis 15:6 KJV And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. What else have we to do in all our circumstances of life, but to believe God and for Him to count it to us as righteousness. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Always the here and now. For everybody the same. The playing field. We can always go forward. Learn something new. Interacting. Watching. Walking at Sweetwater Wetlands Park. Purple Martin Bird Housing. The pains taken in caring for Purple Martins. Open my eyes Lord to behold the beauty of your creation. Wonders all around abounding. The joy of the Lord expressed to us in all He has done. Are the wonders in the hereafter as absorbing. Who can tell know or tell? Filled with wonder as we go on. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida God has not left the world. He is here and now. How long does it take to wait on Him in this very sophisticated age? To make contact with Him on any level? We study to be quiet and content as we wait to be carried forward. We have put our trust entirely on the Lord. Psalm 103 1-3 KJV 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida No easy answer. The world in shambles. The world in hopelessness. A light shining in the darkness. Where? 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV6 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Psalm 33:22 KJV Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. The dwelling place for us. Thirsting for the Lord. To live in His presence. This is where we want to be. Nothing in this world satisfies. We only look above for what satisfies. Can you hear me? Do you know this? Enter into the joy of the Lord. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Where is the start button? Who designed it? The maker is God. Genesis 1:1 KJV In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. John 1:1 KJV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word. Jesus the revelation of the Word. Examine Him for yourself. What do you find? Romans 14:17 KJV For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim

Greetings from Gainesville, Florida Roman 3:23 KJV For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. What or why does God want to have anything to do with us? Because God made us. He had a reason, a design. a plan. He knew what He was after. To distil in man something only He could produce. Hebrews 11:1 KJV Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. How does God show this to us? By revelation. God speaks to us. And shows this to us. Who hears? Who listens? Habakkuk 2:4b KJV ...but the just shall live by his faith. Shalom L'Hitraot Ephraim