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In this blog, I share what the Lord shares with me. I reference scripture a lot in support of what is being said. I realize that what is in each entry is NOT a complete 'word' (discussion) on what is being said, but is rather enough information to stimulate our spirits to dig deeper (remember the Bereans Acts 17:10-11) thereby gaining a fuller understanding for ourselves.

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Monday, January 5, 2026

1-5-2026 (12-27-2025) Getting to Know You

We’ve just celebrated the ‘birth’ of our Lord Jesus, but how well do we know the one whose life we pattern, that is after whom we shape our lives?

Father keeps bringing Job to my mind. Yeah, the guy who had all those problems though he had not sinned. The one who inspired the adage “the patience of Job”. Job knew all about who God was then came he to know who God ‘really is (Job 42:5). How many of us have come to the point in our lives where we have come to the same realization as Job?

We read the bible. We talk and gain info from other Christians or listen to biblical teachers, but how well do we really know Jesus, God our heavenly Father or even the Holy Ghost?

We refer to God as the ‘Trinity’ (three persons in one). How many of us think that we talking about three different people? When I was younger, even into my twenties & thirties and with what I was hearing in the church, just reinforced this idea. Okay, so what does the bible say about our relationship, (God & us)? Who is God?

“Let us make man after our own likeness and give him dominion over the whole Earth”. So God created ‘man’ in His own image both male and female (Gen. 1:26-27) then God explains how He made man (Gen. 2:7, 21-22).

In my youth, God was explained as ‘three persons in one’! Father, Son & Holy Ghost (Essence, Word and Breath. We also are body, soul and spirit. We are who we are. God breathed life into Adam’s body (Gen 2:7) so we have a body and breath which gives us life. The words we speak express our ideas to others and our breath carries what we said to their ears. God spoke and brought things into existence. Are we three persons in one, a trinity? Body, soul and spirit? Can we split into three parts? Father reminded me of a pen knife I had as a child. It had a blade, a screw driver and maybe a can opener – all in one. God is not a pen knife. Though He created the heavens and he earth. He can do whatever He desires just by speaking it into existence (Gen. chptr one)!

In the beginning – God… and His Spirit moved across the face of the waters (Gen. 1:1-2). The Spirit of God is reflected in the Hebrew word ruwach (H7307 [breath, spirit) or the comparable Greek word is pneuma (G4151 [breeze, breath, Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:2, Psalm 33:6). Who God is, or His breath, goes out and starts doing that which He intends. The Word is what God speaks or says and His breath carries His Word forth. God spoke things into existence (John 1:1, Gen 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 29). God said ,and it was so! And then, Father put all that into a body of the man (Matt. 1:19 – 25, John 1;1), and whom we call His name, Jesus.

Jesus desires that who receives Him will be one with Him as He is One in the Father (John 10:30, John 17:14-23). That is an inseparable relationship. Father declares that He is one God and that we should love Him with all our heart, soul and might strength (Deut. 6:4-5, Mark 29:30). Paul told the Colossians that Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead, that is He is all that God is (theotes G2320 – 1 Col. 2:9-10).

Let’s take a look at what that involves

God spoke with Moses on the mount. Moses says “If they ask me, whom shall I say sent me?” God replies “I AM that I AM, tell them ‘I AM” has sent you (Exod. 3:14). John, in his vision, sees one like the Son of man amongst the seven candlesticks, woolen hair, feet like brass and eyes like flames of fire who declared “I AM Alpha and Omega, the first and the last …”(Rev. 1:11). Bear in mind, that Father has also said this “I Am the first and the Last you shall have no other Gods before me” (Isa. 44:6).

Moses declares that God is his salvation (Exod. 15:1-2) and Paul reminds the Romans (and us) that as we confess our sin and receive Jesus it is unto our heart, we have salvation (Rom. 10:9-13). There is no other name, under heaven whereby man must be saved (Acts 4:12). Gather and Son, our Savior!

God protects us. He is our shield and buckler, He protects from evil, man and things of this world. He even sets angels over us for protection (Psalm 91:1-11, Psalm 121:5-8). Jesus protects from us evil (2 Thess. 3.3) and He preserves us so we can enter into His heavenly kingdom (2 Tim. 4:18). Are we starting to get the connection?

Father/Jesus/Holy Ghost is our comforter. He guides our steps, gives US peace and provides proof before our enemies that He does takes care of us (Psalm 23:1-6). He is with us and strengthens us (I Sam. 41:10). As Jesus suffered for us, so shall His comfort abound in us (1 Corinth, 1:5), Jesus knows how we feel. The Holy Ghost is our comforter (John 14:16). So why do we need the Comforter (the HG)? Jesus encourages us to receive he Holy Ghost (John 20:22). For when He comes into us, we shall receive power (Acts 1:8 - G1411 dunamis –explosive), just as Jesus had so we can go and do the works that He did (John 14:12). There are more examples of what Jesus did and examples that we can also do them. Examples like when Peter and John healed the lame man (Acts 3:1-9) or Paul when he explains to the Corinthians that healing comes through God’s Power (1 Corinth. 2:1-4, Acts 19:11-12) and that power is the Holy Ghost or the Spirit of God.

Jesus teaches (Matt. 5:1-2). The Holy Ghost also teaches us and will give us what to say (John 14:26).

There are more examples where God shows us how complete He is in the Father, Son and Holy Ghost! Father, Son and Holy Ghost is the Godhead! Jesus is the physical representation we have of the Godhead! These aren’t three beings functioning as one but One who can diversify Himself in expressing himself and His love towards us, who He is, what He does and how He does it! AND He desires to share this love with us so we can not only live in His image, but operate in His image! In how we look. In what we say. In what we do. He is in us and give us he strength to do what He does.

Remember that Jesus said: The hour comes and is even now when true worshippers shall worship Father in Spirit and in truth for Father seeks such to worship Him in Spirit and truth (John 4:23-24). God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship in Spirit and in truth! God is who He is and asks us to be one with Him. We should reflect His love in our lives so we can be His true children. God is Spirit. We have a spirit which gives us life and the Holy Ghost is He who connects the two for a Spirit to spirit connection (1 John 4:10-13). If you will, we have a ‘hotline’ to God!

So, have we come to learn all about God or have we come to learn who God truly is? We keep learning about Him as we read the scriptures and talk with Him. As we talk to Him, the scriptures confirm what He has said to us. So the scriptures and our prayers confirm each other as we learn to talk with God. I AM, Savior, Teacher, Protector, Provider and more, says he Lord.

How well are getting to know our God?

Amen

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THE FIRST STEP

Luke chapter 15 relates the story of a son who took his portion of the inheritance, left home and ‘did his own thing’. He found ‘friends’ in his new surroundings, partied and basically did whatever he felt like doing. His money ran out, his ‘friends’ disappeared and he came upon some very hard times. He finally came to his senses realizing the error of his ways and decided to go back home and tell his father how sorry he was for having left hoping that his father would receive him back into the homestead, not as a son but at least as a servant. His father did more than that. Even though his son had squandered his inheritance dad threw a big party to welcome his son back home where he belonged. Once he was lost but now he's saved.

If we knew Jesus and walked away (for whatever the reason) Homecoming is about coming back into fellowship with the Creator of the universe and re-establishing a relationship with Him. Even if we never truly ever knew Jesus, Homecoming is learning how to fellowship with the everlasting God and securing our eternity by establishing that relationship with Him.

If we never truly ever knew Jesus, our first step is to do just that by giving Him our hearts and lives.

We have to recognize that we have not been not operating in God’s will and done things contrary to the operation of His love. God is love and everything He does or stands for is based in His true love.

When Adam & Eve disobeyed God and fell out of His fellowship by eating the ‘fruit of the knowledge of good and evil', God promised them that He would provide a way that man could come back into His (God’s) fellowship.

He re-enforced this with Abraham by using his son Isaac as an example and then reminding Israel through all the prophets of the coming Messiah.

Finally, the time was right and God found a righteous woman whom he would bless with the bringing of His Son into this world. Everything was just one big void so God had nothing to work with except His Word. So, in the beginning God spoke everything into existence. God spoke and the Holy Ghost put God’s Word into action creating everything that is. God then put His Word into Mary’s womb and as the bible says ‘she was with child of the Holy Ghost (Matt. chapter 2). The Greek word used for 'of' carries the connotation ‘about’ or ‘spontaneously happening’, like she wasn’t pregnant, now she is – boom! Jesus had to be born of this world (via Mary) so He could legitimately deliver us from the world but Jesus’ Father is God so even though He is born into this world, He is not bound by the ways of this world. We believe, as the bible says ‘Jesus is born of a virgin’ but He is the Son of God.

We believe that Jesus pleased the Father as He lived in this world for 30 years as He found favor with God and man.

The last 3 ½ years of His life (here on earth), Jesus spent teaching His disciples and those who would listen, the ways of God, the Father.

Then at the end of that 3 ½ year ministry, He was arrested by the Jewish leadership (yielded Himself to them), turned over to Pontius Pilate for crucifixion which Pilate, though reservedly, obliged the Jewish leaders and did so. Jesus (willingly) was crucified and died on the cross. My understanding is that at death, if the body is punctured, water mixed with blood will come out, confirming death. Spiritually, for us the shed blood is for the atonement of our sins and our sin nature and the water represents our cleansing. Jesus died on the cross taking my sins away (and yours) and was buried.

We believe that on the third day Jesus arose from the grave, alive and well and ministered to His disciples for another 40 days.

After which He ascended back into Heaven (from whence He came) and is preparing a place in eternity for all those who believe and He is coming back for us so we can be with Him throughout all eternity.

We believe this with all our hearts, confess our sins (by speaking them out), repenting our part in doing those things against God’s will, with our voices speak out thanks for what Jesus has done for us and invite Him into our hearts and lives determining to live our lives for Him from now on.

When we pray the ‘sinner’s prayer, don’t mince with a formula of words but rather cover the points and mean it:

Jesus is God, Messiah, Savior

He shed His blood cleansing us of our sin nature and all those individual sins we have ever committed

We need to confess those sins (speak them out loud to God) and repent of those sins (be truly sorry we committed them)

He died on the cross then rose from the dead on the third day giving us access to the Father through His actions

Determine (dedicate our lives) to live for Him by keeping His commandment which is learning about and living in His love.

He will come back for us so we can be with Him throughout all eternity.

If we have known Jesus but have ‘slid away’

Repent of and confess our sins (as with the prodigal son)

Receive God’s forgiveness. Isaiah tells us once we’ve repented God puts those sins behind His back. Should we do any less?

Determine (make the decision) to live for Him by keeping His commandment which is learning about and living in His love.

Once we've taken this first step, that is to connect or reconnect with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, then hold on because everything we experience from that point on is an experience in growth in our life. Everything becomes a stepping stone in our life to help us to grow closer to and and stronger in our relationship with God that we may magnify and glorify His Holy Name in all that we say and do and impact the lives of those around us.

A long time ago Father shared with me that I (we) can walk as close to Him as we dare. It is our choice. How close do we dare?

When the time is come, may we all re-unite in God’s wondrous kingdom.

PRAYERS

Monday, January 5, 2026

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