Rom 3:21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
Rom 3:22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Rom 3:24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus
Psa 139:1 For the director of music. A psalm of David. LORD, you have seen what is in my heart. You know all about me.
Psa 139:2 You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know what I’m thinking even though you are far away.
Psa 139:3 You know when I go out to work and when I come back home. You know exactly how I live.
Psa 139:4 LORD, even before I speak a word, you know all about it.
Psa 139:5 You are all around me. You are behind me and in front of me. You hold me in your power.
Psa 139:6 I’m amazed at how well you know me. It’s more than I can understand.
Psa 139:7 How can I get away from your Spirit? Where can I go to escape from you?
Psa 139:8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If I lie down in the deepest parts of the earth, you are also there.
Psa 139:9 Suppose I were to rise with the sun in the east and then cross over to the west where it sinks into the ocean.
Psa 139:10 Your hand would always be there to guide me. Your right hand would still be holding me close.
Psa 139:11 Suppose I were to say, “I’m sure the darkness will hide me. The light around me will become as dark as night.”
Psa 139:12 Even that darkness would not be dark to you. The night would shine like the day, because darkness is like light to you.
Psa 139:13 You created the deepest parts of my being. You put me together inside my mother’s body.
Psa 139:14 How you made me is amazing and wonderful. I praise you for that. What you have done is wonderful. I know that very well.
Psa 139:15 None of my bones was hidden from you when you made me inside my mother’s body. That place was as dark as the deepest parts of the earth. When you were putting me together there,
Psa 139:16 your eyes saw my body even before it was formed. You planned how many days I would live. You wrote down the number of them in your book before I had lived through even one of them.
Psa 139:17 God, your thoughts about me are priceless. No one can possibly add them all up.
Psa 139:18 If I could count them, they would be more than the grains of sand. If I were to fall asleep counting and then wake up, you would still be there with me.
Psa 139:19 God, I wish you would kill the people who are evil! I wish those murderers would get away from me!
Psa 139:20 They are your enemies. They misuse your name. They misuse it for their own evil purposes.
Psa 139:21 LORD, I really hate those who hate you! I really hate those who rise up against you!
Psa 139:22 I have nothing but hatred for them. I consider them to be my enemies.
Psa 139:23 God, see what is in my heart. Know what is there. Put me to the test. Know what I’m thinking.
Psa 139:24 See if there’s anything in my life you don’t like. Help me live in the way that is always right.
Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Jhn 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
We are at a dog beach in the Toscana. It is really beautiful – for dogs and people. It is called “Single Fin Dog Beach“ and it is in Pisa. Italy.
GPS coordinates. N 43.59131° E 10.29781°
Here is some photos.
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion; they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”when you already have it with you.
Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.
Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
whenWisdom Bestows Well-Being they have done you no harm.
Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the LORD detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence.
The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame
Proverbs 3
On Saturday, 24 August 2024, we left Berlin for a 2 weeks holiday in the Toskana.
Bella, our Jack Russel from SA came with.
We had to keep her on the leash for a while, because she was chasing the neighbor‘s cats- “Naughty Bella!“
Saturday night we drove about 600km and overnighted at Miesbach. We wanted to walk around a little in Miesbach the next morning before we leave, but because of rainy weather we decided to drive to our next destination.
We drove about 400km. We made a few stops along the way and reached our 2nd destination later that afternoon. “Riva del Garda. We went out for a meal that evening at Hotel Solo.
The next morning we took a short walk and left for our end destination, Agriturismo Valliferone.
We thank God and our Lord Jesus Christ for being with us all along the way.
A few photos underneath-
I would like to share this in three languages:
Luke 11:17
ENGLISH: “Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.”
GERMAN: “Jesus kannte ihre Gedanken und sagte zu ihnen: “Ein Reich, das mit sich selbst uneins ist, wird zugrunde gehen, und ein Haus, das mit sich selbst uneins ist, wird fallen.”
AFRIKAANS: “Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall.”
These are the words of a song written by Thys Meades from South Africa. He wrote?
Where I belong is at your feet praising you
Where I belong is at your feet touching you
Lord, I need only you
Pour out your love on me again
Bring me back to the place where I love the cross
Bring me back to the place where I’m on my knees
Bring me back to an undivided heart
Jesus, bring me back to you.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TODAY. COMING BACK TO JESUS.
John Wimber said it many years ago. I believe Jesus still says the same words today: “I want my church back!”
Following Jesus is about:
Living as he lived and still lives
Doing the things he did and still does
Forgive like he forgave and still forgives
Love as he loved and still loves
Proclaim the kingdom of God (kingdom of Heaven)
Heal the sick
Raise the dead
Set the captive free.
He has done it – let’s follow Him.
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