Hello, John and Doves,How long will the LORD love me?A long, long, time...I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain[Jesus speaking to His Bride]:"...For the joy set before him he endured the cross...."_________________________________________________10For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12saying,“I will tell of your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.” [Psalm 22:22]13And again,
“I will put my trust in him.” [2 Samuel 22]
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.” [Isaiah 8:18]
14Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
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Until the twelfth of never:24You guide me with your counsel,and afterward you will take me into glory.
25Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
___________________________________________What do the scriptures admonish us to do while we wait?8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9 For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.10 In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.12 The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken._______________________________________________Hold me close:9“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name [as in verses 9 and 10 above, according to the authority Christ delegates to each one of us, which same authority must always be in accordance with the revealed Word of God--Leviticus 26, Deut 29:29, Joshua 1:8,9, Psalm 1:1-3, Psalm 34, Proverbs 3:5-6] the Father will give you. 17This is my command: Love each other."~Blessings,Mike