Month: May 2017

Complete

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
Finishing a goal, task, job, class, degree, assignment, relationship, deal, move, or a commitment takes practice, persistence, and power to use your own discipline to turn the page upon completion.

Life

Each step in life makes important moves in the right direction, based on your motivation and interpretation of God’s Love. There are many wrong interpretations that are used to scam people, yet there is one right interpretation of truth in practicing God’s life cycle. You must read, study, work, and practice the art of honest love from God for yourself. It is your life and you cannot blame others for your failure.

Expiration

You work is done when your time is up and the reward of your labor will be given to you by God.  He will decide and know if you did your work and God’s accounting system is perfect. There are no more chances to turn pages and complete assignments once your life has expired. Make the most of each day as you turn the page. It may be your last read.

Date

Mark your calendar and keep track of your schedule, progress, habits, and improvements to line up and calibrate your lifestyle with God’s will and wisdom. Simply walking with God each day will prepare you for your last Date with God and He will know you at the Pearly Gates. Ignoring God’s commandments and lifestyle will not change your expiration date or soured outcome forever.

Today’s Question

Did you know that God’s message and word are time sensitive with expectations of completion and good labor of love, obedience, forgiveness, repentance, and faith on your part: Did you complete that work for today?

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Genesis 10

10 This is the account of the families of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the three sons of Noah. Many children were born to them after the great flood.

Descendants of Japheth

2 The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
3 The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.[a] 5 Their descendants became the seafaring peoples that spread out to various lands, each identified by its own language, clan, and national identity.

Descendants of Ham

6 The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7 The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. 9 Since he was the greatest hunter in the world,[b] his name became proverbial. People would say, “This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world.” 10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia,[c] with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. 11 From there he expanded his territory to Assyria,[d] building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, 12 and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah).
13 Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,14 Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.[e]
15 Canaan’s oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,[f] 16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out, 19 and the territory of Canaan extended from Sidon in the north to Gerar and Gaza in the south, and east as far as Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, near Lasha.
20 These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.

Descendants of Shem

21 Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth.[g] Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
22 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
23 The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
24 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,[h] and Shelah was the father of Eber.
25 Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother’s name was Joktan.
26 Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba, 29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. 30 The territory they occupied extended from Mesha all the way to Sephar in the eastern mountains.
31 These were the descendants of Shem, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.

Conclusion

32 These are the clans that descended from Noah’s sons, arranged by nation according to their lines of descent. All the nations of the earth descended from these clans after the great flood.
Love,
Jonathan

Still

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Hi Peeps,

 

Today’s Quote

 

“Move into the direction where God wants you to be still, into the storm, as He makes your enemies your footstool, in your obedience, good work, faith and Love.” ~ Jon Barnes

Ocean

Moving from your house, career, school, church, family, friends, and the likes can feel like a storm in the middle of a perfect hurricane of big waves, splashing cold water, ferocious winds, sea sickness; Pressing still with hard work, planning, praying, playing, praising, and thanking God for His protection and provision. Enjoy the ocean ride of life in the Ark!

Land

Each of us, while on dry land must build our own Ark of the covenant with love inside our hearts to burn with love for God and you should build your own Ark, like Noah, that is also fire proof to house your soul. The fact is, God gives us time to learn, use, and apply these wonderful biblical stories to reflect upon your own life, to make better choices and discussions, only to watch the hand of God deliver you out of the ways of the wicked.

Sea

Riding in the sea allows you to feel and see the constant, changing, Spiritual movement of God controlling all things in ways we will never understand. But to Him, life is like the Universe as a cup of water in God’s Hands. God never changes, only we do! Being patient and still allows you to see the movement of God from the land to the sea, too. God threw out one cup of  wicked water, just to refill it up with Noah and the Ark to start all over again! Imagine the pain God felt, having to reboot an entire world of creation, lost to evil, wicked ways of lust, pride, greed, and unbelief.

Today’s Question

At the end of each movement, challenge, and triumph, in your life, did you notice how God handled all of the strife?
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Genesis 9

God Confirms His Covenant

9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth. 2 All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power. 3 I have given them to you for food, just as I have given you grain and vegetables. 4 But you must never eat any meat that still has the lifeblood in it.
5 “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die. 6 If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings[a] in his own image. 7 Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth.”
8 Then God told Noah and his sons, 9 “I hereby confirm my covenant with you and your descendants, 10 and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth. 11 Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth.”
12 Then God said, “I am giving you a sign of my covenant with you and with all living creatures, for all generations to come. 13 I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. 14 When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds, 15 and I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life. 16 When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth.” 17 Then God said to Noah, “Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth.”

Noah’s Sons

18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) 19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.
20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done. 25 Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
“May Canaan be cursed!
    May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”
26 Then Noah said,
“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,
    and may Canaan be his servant!
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,[b]
    and may Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood. 29 He lived 950 years, and then he died.
Love,
Jonathan

Know Go

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“Since God holds all things and all time like a dot in His hand, I can see the need for time in our lives to expand to live God’s truth of Love and choice.” ~ Jon Barnes

Now Go

Now go and follow the trail of evil people in the bible and ask yourself, are you one of these people? Analyze their choices and learn from their mistakes, so that you can get a clear channeled picture, in High Definition, to see things from God’s point of view.  Now Go and do your own homework, study, and practice the truth!

No Go

Let bad habits of wickedness be a “NO GO” in your life!  Evil always loses, even when they are having a great time for a short lived season. You are on the wrong side, making jokes, ignoring God, and hindering the process of Love to move forward. Stop talking, doing, or looking at examples of bad things, wasting your time to study and do good things! Use your limited time wisely.

Go

Go, be fruitful and multiply to raise better people to fight the Good Fight of Love, which is at war with the ways of evil, wicked people. Stand for justice, by teaching and being an example of Good Love in your own home, job, and neighborhood for your family. Your name will represent you well.
Today’s Question
Are you building an Ark for your family or do you think it is a waste of time living, loving, and working for God?
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Genesis 8

The Flood Recedes

8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. 2 The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. 3 So the floodwaters gradually receded from the earth. After 150 days, 4 exactly five months from the time the flood began,[a] the boat came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. 5 Two and a half months later,[b] as the waters continued to go down, other mountain peaks became visible.
6 After another forty days, Noah opened the window he had made in the boat7 and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up. 8 He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground. 9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside. 10 After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again. 11 This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone. 12 He waited another seven days and then released the dove again. This time it did not come back.
13 Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began,[c] the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. 14 Two more months went by,[d] and at last the earth was dry!
15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives. 17 Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth.”
18 So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat. 19 And all of the large and small animals and birds came out of the boat, pair by pair.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and there he sacrificed as burnt offerings the animals and birds that had been approved for that purpose.[e] 21 And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things. 22 As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.”
Love,
Jonathan

Your Best

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“God wants your best Gift of Love, Faith, Work, and 1st born Portions of who you are, have and do for Him; Not just any ole sample of what you present will do!” ~ Jon Barnes

Rejected

You should feel bad about lying to God Almighty, or anyone else for that matter, by not giving your best effort, service, love, work, and faith of thanksgiving to show appreciation for every breath you are given in your life. How can we be so careless with the heart of God and His provisions, creations, and splendor matchless love to us?

Dejected

You should feel dejected by not listening, learning, and accepting your responsibility to do the Right Things with your time and resources to make God Proud. You know better, but you chose evil over doing good. Evil controls you with your own pride, lust, selfishness, and sin, because you did not master God’s ways, commandments, and lifestyle.

Repentance

There is an honest way to restore and reboot your evil heart and allow God to resurrect your broken engine of Love. Pray and commit to the Lord’s Prayer every day to practice walking in your new path of True Faith with your best efforts, asking God for help, learning His Ways, and listening to His Truth. Don’t be a fake hypocrite like Cain, who killed his only brother, sending Able to Heaven early. Your arrogance will be the death of you and your foolishness.
Today’s Question
Who are you killing with your evil tongue, dirty mind, and wicked ways of deceit, with your daily lying, cheating, and stealing or have you mastered sin with the help of God and His Holy Spirit?
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Listening

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Today’s Quote

“If listening to God is something most of us don’t do naturally very well, then imagine what it’s like listening to each other; What a concept!” ~ Jon Barnes

Agree

Learn to listen with open ears and open eyes, with a closed mouth, so that God can easily bless you with thanksgiving in your heart.  Walk the path of wisdom and focus your energy on completing the good job, ignoring evil distractions and avoiding wasted time, energy, and space. Your true faith in God determines your true path to Heaven.

 

Greed

Pride, lust, and greed are like wax build up in your ears, blocking out logic, words, instruction, wisdom, and knowledge. Wasteful incompetence rules the hearts of the self-righteous ignorant behaviors of lazy people, full of wanting, gaining and maintaining little. So, the evil solution is to lie, cheat, enslave, and steal from your neighbor.

Grief

We manufacture our own problems when we don’t listen and do a good job with God’s information and systems. There is a lot of work to be done each day to balance efforts and objectives with our routines, even with God’s help. We can cause quite a bit of grief when our lifestyles and beliefs contradict simple, easy, basic commandments of honest love, from God.
Today’s Question
Do you have honest love, with God?
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Genesis 6

Sinful Man

6 When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. And they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years.” 4 Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.
5 Then the Lord saw that man was very sinful on the earth. Every plan and thought of the heart of man was sinful always. 6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth. He had sorrow in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have made from the land, man and animals, things that move upon the earth and birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.
9 This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was right with God. He was without blame in his time. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was sinful in the eyes of God. The earth was filled with people hurting each other. 12 God looked at the earth and saw how sinful it was. For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.
13 Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth. They are the cause of very much trouble. See, I will destroy them as I destroy the earth. 14 Make a large boat of gopher wood for yourself. Build rooms in the boat. And cover it inside and out with tar. 15 This is how you are to make it: The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man. 16 Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors. 17 See, I will bring a flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh under heaven that has the breath of life. Everything on earth will be destroyed. 18 But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the large boat two of every kind of living thing of all flesh, to keep them alive with you. They will be male and female. 20 Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive. 21 And take with you every kind of food that is eaten, and store it. It will be food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did just what God told him to do.
Love,
Jonathan

Why

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
Evil is a weapon used by the devil to assist you in doing harm to your loved ones, if you disobey God!” ~ Jon Barnes

Why Not

Why not listen to the warnings and instructions that God gives us the first time, so that we can avoid pain, suffering, and anguish? Evil thoughts always come from the devil, so resist and he will flee. Make peace and love your family, neighbors, brothers and sisters, as you love yourself.

Disobey

God teaches us how to master sin, but we choose not to listen and follow His lifestyle and commandments. As a result, generations are affected by our pride, greed, lust, and evil ways. Crazy Kings and slave labor seem to be the standard narrative of old.

Obey

God rewards good behavior and hard, honest work ethics of His children who follow Him.  As a Dad, He is proud of you and your labor of love for the kingdom.  Keep up the Good Work of Faith and receive your reward after crossing the finish line. It is good to die as God’s humble servant, to become rich in Heaven forever. Why chase riches here on earth, which can be stolen, rot, or burn?

Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

4 Now Adam[a] had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the Lord’s help, I have produced[b] a man!” 2 Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.
When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.3 When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, 5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.”[c] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
9 Afterward the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”
10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground! 11 Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood. 12 No longer will the ground yield good crops for you, no matter how hard you work! From now on you will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.”
13 Cain replied to the Lord, “My punishment[d] is too great for me to bear! 14 You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”
15 The Lord replied, “No, for I will give a sevenfold punishment to anyone who kills you.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who might try to kill him.16 So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod,[e] east of Eden.

The Descendants of Cain

17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of[f] Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
19 Lamech married two women. The first was named Adah, and the second was Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute. 22 Lamech’s other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron. Tubal-cain had a sister named Naamah. 23 One day Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;
    listen to me, you wives of Lamech.
I have killed a man who attacked me,
    a young man who wounded me.
24 If someone who kills Cain is punished seven times,
    then the one who kills me will be punished seventy-seven times!”
 

Love,

Jonathan

Don’t Touch

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“Know your boundaries and limits, since there are things you should never touch, consider, or think about!”~Jon Barnes

Questions

It is a waste of time listening and debating God’s Good information with evil people. Understanding and wisdom comes with learning, knowing, and applying God’s Word to live fruitful, productive lives. My questions are directed towards God and the study of who He is, what He thinks, How I should behave, where I should live, when I should move, and why I need to know biblical content and stories.

Shrewd

It is good to use good information accurately to help benefit others rather than for selfish gain, power, or lust, causing grief and deception.  Wisdom and understanding biblical content helps us to share and apply knowledge from God, to defeat evil. However, God is a very shrewd business man towards good and evil deeds, making people reap what they have sown.

Answers

God knows the answer to every question, before He ask it. It is wise to remember that you pray, walk, talk, and have access to God, who has all power, wisdom, knowledge, resources, and love. Continue in the way of God’s grace and mercy to learn, live, grow, and share His love to grow and multiply your fruit.
Today’s Question
Why would you touch, do, say, think, or eat something that could kill you forever, by not following God’s directions?

Enjoy Today’s Reading

Genesis 3

The Man and Woman Sin

3 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”
2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied.3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”
4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”
6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7 At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man[a] and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”
11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God asked. “Have you eaten from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat?”
12 The man replied, “It was the woman you gave me who gave me the fruit, and I ate it.”
13 Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?”
“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”
14 Then the Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, you are cursed
    more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
    groveling in the dust as long as you live.
15 And I will cause hostility between you and the woman,
    and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will strike[b] your head,
    and you will strike his heel.”
16 Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
    and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
    but he will rule over you.[c]”
17 And to the man he said,
“Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree
    whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,
the ground is cursed because of you.
    All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
18 It will grow thorns and thistles for you,
    though you will eat of its grains.
19 By the sweat of your brow
    will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
    from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
    and to dust you will return.”

Paradise Lost: God’s Judgment

20 Then the man—Adam—named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who live.[d] 21 And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.
22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[e] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made. 24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.

Love,

Jonathan

The Truth

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“Mankind has been stealing land and enslaving people from the beginning of time, as we chose to steal the fruit of good and evil from the tree that God created and said not to eat from it!” ~ Jon Barnes

Understanding

The study of God is full of enrichment, excitement, motivation, and wisdom, as I muse his words and ways beyond any scientific vision. I’m pleased to live and see such marvel, wonder, and splendor.  Just open your eyes, taste, smell, feel, and breath to experience God’s water, air, food, and fire; He is the only Universally Known Vendor!

Perfection

Perfection and paradise were transferred and altered by Adam and Eve’s choice to follow the devil and not God. The information, provisions, and instructions were clear, but our greed and lust for power to steal God’s land was greater than our personal love for God, the life He gives us, along with it’s provisions. This is truly the mind of an immature child!

Changes

God is immune to changes, we are not.  God knows everything, we do not.  God laughs at our choices, as a parent listening to baby talk. God is patient, knowing that we must crawl before we walk. Learn God’s Changes and your music and improvisation will sound a lot better than a dead computer. Enjoy the music of life.
Today’s Question
Are you an evil lying thief or are you a good family member of God?
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Genesis 2

2 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. 2 On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested[a] from all his work. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.
4 This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.

The Man and Woman in Eden

When the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the Lord God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. 6 Instead, springs[b] came up from the ground and watered all the land. 7 Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.
8 Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. 9 The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flowed from the land of Eden, watering the garden and then dividing into four branches. 11 The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The second branch, called the Gihon, flowed around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called the Euphrates.
15 The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.16 But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— 17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man[c] to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs[d] and closed up the opening. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
    and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
    because she was taken from ‘man.’”
24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
25 Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.

Love,

Jonathan

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“In the beginning there was nothing, but God; and any other story is simply a fraud!” ~ Jon Barnes

Science

Science cannot study itself, but it can only study what God has created, with the parameters He has allowed us to exist in. Can an infant be greater, smarted, stronger, or faster than a parent? Then, scientifically use your common sense, get a grip and get it on.  Learn what God has to say first, before you become the expert you think you are. do your own homework and close your mouth, so your brain can retain God’s wisdom and knowledge.

Math

Can you count, can you add, can you see, what is in front of you and me? You have a 50% chance of getting this question right or wrong. Does God exist? As you begin to read, study, pray, and think about God’s truth, I also pray that you remember that you only have 5 fingers on each hand to count with. If you haven’t learned to appreciate, respect, nurture, and count your blessings, then understanding God’s math may will be beyond your capacity for simplicity and truth.

Language

Music is the first and only language used in the mind of God that explodes signals of thought, actions, and commandments into existence with words, movement, light, and love. The ability to express such greatness has been given life in all forms here on earth, so that we can witness, participate, and share in God’s quality of existence, choice, and experience. The Art of God can be seen in all things created, equally pointing back to the creator in honest praise and worship. It is only the darkness of evil that says, there is no God!
Today’s Question
Is the mark of God within your heart to bless, enjoy, love, share, and understand His creation or do you think you created yourself, your own religion, along with the heavens and the earth?
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Genesis 1

The Account of Creation

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[a] 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day” and the darkness “night.”
And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” 7 And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. 8 God called the space “sky.”
And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” And that is what happened. 10 God called the dry ground “land” and the waters “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.12 The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
13 And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.
14 Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. 15 Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. 16 God made two great lights—the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, 18 to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird—each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings[b] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth,[c] and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
27 So God created human beings[d] in his own image.
    In the image of God he created them;
    male and female he created them.
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
29 Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. 30 And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—everything that has life.” And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
Love,
 
Jonathan

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Hi Peeps,
Today’s Quote
“It is a great feeling when God pats you on the back, to signal you did a great job consistently for a long time and now it’s just a habit of your good work ethic in finishing your race.” ~ Jon Barnes

Take Notice

The little things of obedience add up to big things of compliance and good lifestyle changes that will guide your path into the arms of God. He can see the simple, little, steps of improvement and sacrifices of faith that eventually move mountains away from your life’s problems, if you take notice. Be quiet, pay attention, and take notice.

Respect 

Respect God and His plans for your life by practicing the little details of excellence, quality, and honesty, and your character will increase with your good reputation in God with your good work. Don’t stop doing the good work because someone made you feel badly. Dig in and keep loving and sharing the truth.  Thank God that Christ was obedient to His Father, unlike all of us!

Tough Love

Enjoy the rod of correction from God and comply with His lifestyle so that you grow and improve on the work of your faith.  The proof of God’s love is also in the correction and the discipline side of your spiritual education. Let the love of God, teach your heart how to train your mind and body to walk with God and minimize your tough love ASSignments, by just honestly doing the work! Stop waiting for God or your dad to ask you to do your job.
Today’s Question
Did you notice the amazing job Jesus did by obeying His Father and carrying out His assignment?
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John 20

The Resurrection

20 Early on Sunday morning,[a] while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 2 She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”
3 Peter and the other disciple started out for the tomb. 4 They were both running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He stooped and looked in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he didn’t go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. 8 Then the disciple who had reached the tomb first also went in, and he saw and believed— 9 for until then they still hadn’t understood the Scriptures that said Jesus must rise from the dead. 10 Then they went home.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

11 Mary was standing outside the tomb crying, and as she wept, she stooped and looked in. 12 She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying. 13 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her.
“Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
14 She turned to leave and saw someone standing there. It was Jesus, but she didn’t recognize him. 15 “Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him.”
16 “Mary!” Jesus said.
She turned to him and cried out, “Rabboni!” (which is Hebrew for “Teacher”).
17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
18 Mary Magdalene found the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord!” Then she gave them his message.

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 That Sunday evening[b] the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. 20 As he spoke, he showed them the wounds in his hands and his side. They were filled with joy when they saw the Lord!21 Again he said, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” 22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

Jesus Appears to Thomas

24 One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin),[c] was not with the others when Jesus came. 25 They told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.”
26 Eight days later the disciples were together again, and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. “Peace be with you,” he said. 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”
28 “My Lord and my God!” Thomas exclaimed.
29 Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

Purpose of the Book

30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe[d] that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
Love,
Jonathan