Shabbat Emor (Say)
Scripture readings for Saturday:Leviticus 24, Ezekiel 44 (Rules for Levites/Priests/Servants of GOD)James 1:1-181 Thessalonians 4:13-18
James 12 Count it all joy, my brothers,[b] when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Coming of the Lord
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord,[a] that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
O: Believers should not grieve for the dead just as the others who do not know the TRUTH grieve, without hope because they do not know the TRUTH that the dead are just asleep and that one day KING JESUS will return to Earth making all the dead rise with Him and we who are left alive will be taken up to meet our Creator in the air.
A: After the passing of our Employee who was entrusted to do accounting for all our businesses, I was sad and regretful of the many times I could have done more to make sure she stayed alive today but GOD is comforting me with HIS Truth that I should not grieve as the rest of the World grieves because they do not hold the hope of seeing their loved ones again because of the Promise of GOD by the return of JESUS to earth that on his glorious return, the dead will rise back to life and we who are left alive will rise be taken up to meet the LORD in th clouds with them.
P: Dear AVI,
Thank YOU FATHER for YOU are the ALpha and Omega, First and the Last, and YOU are always there for us until the very day we close our eyes, YOU are here for us always fighting for us, always hearing and loving us. I thank YOU for giving me encouraging words of hope that stir up my heart to think about how it will be in the end. Toda AVI, for YOUR love and faithfulness and don't forget to provide a husband for me and Julie. I pray continually for the salvation of Stephen and Benita too. For YOU desesrve all glory and honor and praise.
In the Name of JESUS, AMen!
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