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when Church leaders fail me, i am reminded of the weakness of all humanity. It is humbling to be reminded that I too in my humanity may inadvertently deeply fail others. I am thankful that when one person fails another person, or when one leader fails their sheep that this one is not the only option God has for bringing about His will. And i consider their failure is an opportunity for me to show the patience and wisdom I can claim in Jesus' name, and hunker down closer to God and pray for them, and do not let go of the blessings of God, and become controlling or angry, or fearful. It is time for me to humble myself and realize that i too can be tempted, and I need to consider my own weakness and vulnerability.

I remember sitting in my high chair and I figured out my mother and sister were understanding each other... I blurted out noise thinking it would work, shouted, they laughed at me. True Story.

the stars are mentioned in my King James Version:

walking in the raspberry patch

me bouncing into my grandparents living room and being surprised my mom is singing with the TV series intro i looked up when the show was on and im about one (no syndications yet) 77 Sunset Strip

One of the more memorable was swimming in a public pool, just before figuring out that one could keep their eyes open after jumping in the water. I was jumping in close to the corner, toward the pools' immediate opposite wall and paddling until reaching the wall and pulling myself out upon touching it. I did that over and over until one time I had paddled so long I decided I needed to turn around and paddle back in the opposite direction. I did that a couple of times, one after another all without opening my eyes until I started to lose strength enough to maintain, and just as I commenced sinking to the bottom, a little girl who already knew to keep her eyes open, saw I was in trouble at the pools' edge and gave me a boost, just enough to enable me to grab the poolside and pull my self out, not without swallowing a lot of water. Just another one of the many times the devil was within inches of winning his battle to defeat Jesus' effort to keep me alive on this earth long enough until I had the vision to give my life to Him . 1After these things the word of the LORD came to...... in a vision, saying, "Do not fear,..... I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great." Genesis 15 God is Love!~Jesus saves!

I remember fleeing from the Japanese soldiers during WW2. One evening, I could see the !/3 moon shining brightly through our window when my Uncle-in-law came by our house warning us that the Japanese were getting close to our village. My Dad quickly hitched the carabao and we left for the hills. I was probably 4 at the time.

Just love reading all the comments following the articles. Sometimes one gets the idea that we read what we want to be said rather than the actual words/sentances.

I can remember when we first moved to the US from Germany, probably in late 1950/early '51. We lived down on the eastside of Manhattan, a Jewish neighborhood. Across the street was a park, and on the other side of the park the East River. You actually had to cross over the East River Drive or Harlem River Drive, as the park was on the other side. They had a guy who was taking pictures, so got to sit on a phony. Across the river was Brooklyn and the Dominos Sugar Factory, where my Father worked before he took a job in a butcher factory up in the Bronx. I was around 3 1/2-4 yo.

Board sidewalks and splinters, small aluminum trailer housing park in Portland,Oregon. Post WW2 GI housing. Sister and I going skinny dipping in wading pond at same place, neighbors complaining about us being naked in the park! Probaly about 4y/o.

Michael - the Prince of Israel - was the comforter of Israel all through the OT. Now Jesus - the transformed Prince of Israel (transformed by his incarnation), is the Comforter of Israel.

Philippians 2:5 Prior to His incarnation, the Son of God existed “in the form of God” but did not “consider it robbery [something to be grasped] to be equal with God.” Hebrews 1:3 Prior to His incarnation, the Son of God was “the brightness” of His Father’s glory” and “the express image of His person.” He upheld “all things by the word of His power.” Hebrews 1:2 Prior to His incarnation, the Son of God was the agent “through whom” the Father “made the worlds.” (See also I Cor 8:6, Jn 1:3, Eph 3:9, Col 1:19.) Hebrews 1:8-10 “But to the son He says: ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than your companions.’ And: ‘You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.” If HE created all things, then certainly He EXISTED. And God called Him God. That being said, He also has one who is above Him - "God, Your God" - God the Father.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 “For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the Archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first;” RSV John 5:25 Yeshua said, “The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God.” Put these two verses together. The “voice is the Son of God” IS the “Archangel’s call.” He IS the Archangel - the Chief Messenger, the "Word" who was with God, and was God. Certainly no one thinks that an angel can raise the dead.

I do believe that Jesus - the man - began to exist in the womb of Mary his mother. But I also believe "the Angel of His presence" (the Messenger of Yahweh's presence) WAS the Son of God. And as God's "son" He began to EXIST long BEFORE He took on human nature. Remember: Jesus said that "no man has SEEN the Father" ( ). He appeared to Abraham. Genesis 17:1-22 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD [ADONAI] appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am Almighty God [El Shaddai]; walk before Me and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.’” ... “Then He finished talking with him, and God [‘elohiym] went up from Abraham.” Genesis 18:1-33 “Then the Lord [Yehovah] appeared to him [Abraham] by the terebinth trees of Mamre” . . . “three men were standing by him.” [One of the men said to Abraham] “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son” (v.10). [As the “men” are ready to depart] “And the Lord [ADONAI] said, ‘Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing . . .?” (v.17). Genesis 22:1-18 “But the Angel of the LORD [Yehovah] called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ And He said, ‘Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son your only son, from Me.’” Exodus 6:3 “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.” HE appeared to the elders of Israel, on Mount Sinai, standing on a blue pavement. Exodus 24:11 "But on the nobles of the children of Israel He did not lay His hand. So they saw God, and they ate and drank." If no man has seen the Father, then who did these men SEE? Jacob wrestled with HIM: Genesis 32:24-30 Jacob wrestled with “a Man” who blessed him and changed his name to Israel. Jacob said “I have seen God [‘elohiym] face to face and my life has been preserved.” Hosea 12:3 Writing of Jacob and the Angel, Hosea says of Jacob, “He struggled with God.” The Angel of the LORD spoke as Yahweh - to Moses: Exodus 3:2-6 “And the Angel of the LORD [Yehovah] appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the burning bush:”(v.4). “God [‘elohiym] called to him out of the midst of the bush,”(v.5). “Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”(v.6). “I am the God [‘elohiym] of your father--the God [‘elohiym] of Abraham, the God [‘elohiym] of Isaac, and the God [‘elohiym] of Jacob.” Exodus 33:9-11 “. . . the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.” “So the LORD [Yehovah] spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend.” From Exo. 33:18-23, we understand that Moses did NOT “see” the face of Yahweh. My point here, is that the Angel of Yahweh speaks the words of the LORD. He speaks AS the LORD, and is called Yahweh. Exodus 23:20-21 “And God [‘elohiym] spoke all these words, saying . . .” (Exo 20:1). “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place I have prepared. Beware of Him and obey His voice: do not provoke Him for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him.” NOTE: To an ancient Israelite - to Moses, the phrase “My name is in Him” meant, “He is My Son.” Judges 2:1-2 “And the Angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I swore unto Your fathers, and I said, I will never break My covenant with you.” “. . . but you have not obeyed My voice” (v.2). When Christ came to earth as a man, He said, “I have come in my Father’s name” (John 5:43). When the Son acted as the agent of His Father, He took His Father’s name. The same applies, when He acted for His Father as “the Angel of the LORD” during the period called ‘the Old Testament.” Isaiah 63:9 “In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His presence saved them.” Christ is The Messenger of the Lord's presence, the mediator between God and men. (See 1Cor. 10:1-4.) He is the "comforter" of the OT. Numbers 22:32 “The Angel of the Lord [Yehovah] said to him . . . ‘your way is perverse before Me.’” The Angel did NOT say, “Your way is perverse before the LORD” Joshua 5:13-15 “And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, ‘Are You for us or for our adversaries?’ So He said, ‘No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD [Yehovah] I have now come.’ And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped. He appeared to Gideon, and to Samson's father. He appeared to Daniel.