Jacob and Joseph | 12 tribes

If you are not to tell them about Me to your friends who will? If you're not to tell your family, sibling, and sons and daughters and brothers and sisters and then who will? Isn't it that when you have good news it's never unusual to tell this to others and letting them know I am who I am?

Jacob favoured Joseph because he knows to read and write and able to chant the stories of Jacob's forefathers. Nothing left by chance but purposely aimed to not to forget who we are. God as all knowing he knows that Rebecca is to favour Jacob from both twins Esau and Jacob.
Israel means servant.

It isn't predestined that Esau is less loved as Cain from Abel. But check on your self you mind and heart why do you do such the unwanted.

John 15 | in between Bible adventure

I no longer call you slaves. Because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.

If I am in you you will know for the fruits are clearly seen. Patience, contentment, obedience, strength, prayerfulness, and direction. You're lamb amongst wolves. You're in this world but not of this world. The heavens and the angels see you. You have potentials beyond your knowledge. Seek and you shall find. Obey and read my Words. Do not lose your identity. Know always who you are - my child my loved child.

I am in you and you in Me.

Egypt & Exodus P1 | Bible adventurer

Four hundred years in Egypt. After Joseph and his clan moved in saving them from famine. And then the next pharaoh doesn't know Joseph. Hebrews becomes workers of the pharaoh making clays and bricks as raw materials in making buildings.
They now talk, eat and walk like an Egyptian. They lost their story. Though God was with all along the way, they forgot who they were - God's firstborn.
I Am Who I Am revealed to Moses. Man cannot contain, with unpronounceable name, Him who was who is and who will be. Though man gain access again to God since the time when people call on to Him and that was Abraham, Isaac and Jacob's time.
God has seen their affliction. They are denied of a three-days journey or days off to know and be back by worshipping God their identity in what we worship.

Patriarchs P1 | Bible adventurer

Live, limited entries from Noy.
I thought it'd be better to have an adventure on our basic Faith before an adventure with the land- be it native or the promised land. (2001)

If I were rich, I'd have the time that I lack
To sit in the synagogue and pray.
And maybe have a seat by the Eastern wall.
And I'd discuss the holy books with the learned men, several hours every day.
That would be the sweetest thing of all.
(-If I Were A Rich Man, 1964 musical)

From Genesis to Revelation.
From creation to salvation promise

Session 4 (quoted from TBT pp29)
As the world became populated, the descendants of Adam and Eve continued to make choices similar to the one that precipitated their fall from grace. Over time, two types of civilizations few up: some people, like Enoch and Noah, called on God's name and worshipped him; others were more like Cain--violent and wicked, choosing self over God.

Genesis 11 - 12 shows the preparation of a nation promised by God to Abram.

Personal. My views of the Jews or Israelites were they are the chosen people. They are I think. But not only them but those who in spirit Israel-like faith to the one and only God. And for Catholics believing in the trinity - God the Father, the Son and the Spirit.

Man by nature is sinful. From my thoughts, eye sight, heart and to actions. Indeed Paul is right "gusto kong bumait pero di ko magawa" ( those right things I want to do I do not do. Instead I do what's wrong. I'm doomed without Christ. )

Every time is an opportunity of both angels and the fallen the good and the bad in my mind my heart and my soul.
The battle of the mind ( by a writer) starts it. Then decisions are made - going right or going left. Then actions based on the mind and what was decided and then retaining inside my heart.




Genesis 12. Calling Abram to leave everything and travel to a new place where he will make of him a nation, a new kind of civilization that will CALL on God's name. And walk with God.
Abram->struggle with childlessness->ultimate test of giving his son up -> to the making of the nation of God.

God's Promise to Abram
Three-fold promise to Abram

1. Land Promise- fulfilled in Mose
2. Kingdom Promise - fulfilled in David
3. Promise of Worldwide Blessing - fulfilled in Jesus

God's covenant to Abraham



As always, pray before you read.

Reference : The Bible Timeline | The Story of Salvation v2.0 J.Cavins. T. Gray & S.Christmyer. Ascension Press with Noah's Ark Creations SG (c)2004, 2011.

Holmes-style of being focus

Focus. I can choose to be miserable, mediocre, witty, or knowing thy self and the enemy. Most of the deciding times, these linger in my faculties and play a real part in my making or breaking. I choose to be knowing myself and know what lies ahead this time. In this way, I have a general knowledge on what, why, and how am I going to be, to react, to act. This, combined with the little voices in my conscience and the enormous contemplative words in prayer, I am making the move how to undertake to win by planning the step by step. We fail to plan but we never plan to fail. Practice makes perfect mentioned by the Japanese. Hence, I applied that knowledge, do a mock activity, and equip myself on any intelligence I can gather. I can visualize how David fought Goliath. I can see in my mind like a motion picture how Jason Borne thought his every entry and exit in a situation. I can enjoy why the cinematography took place when Sherlock Holmes (movie 2011) plans, visualize and execute his moves when being engaged in a fight without killing the opponent. It's Sherlock Holmes of thinking ahead. Prior to that, a prayer in my pocket was said and His consent was asked. It is still a 60/40 chance of winning. Anyhow, the best of it is I did plan and be better the next time around should I fail.

If I could help you not do the same mistakes I did, I would

I have just taken my 500mg of hope, 500mg of confidence, and 500mg of paraFaithamol. All from the Lord. It is like I'm in the hospital again. Only this time, that I am a spiritual patient. Taking my daily dosage of graces just to say " This too shall pass" recently due to an office and company liquidation proceedings.

This is life. Time and chance happen to them all.

But I choose to believe:

1. That I'm fully dependent to God and not to drugs or liquor

2. That I just take a day at a time; to take the sadness for the day and outlive it

3. That my possibilities can be realized in the near future

It's the calmness of the singing at the local choirs I am member of that makes the couple of hours fulfilling.

Luke 16:19

Remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad. But now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

Oh no father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.

Then Abraham said, "If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead."

Failure to launch

We all experience failures from time to time. Who has not?
(and I believe only those who knows real joy and pain can relate, at some points in life)

2010 2007 2005
1997 1993 1984
1980.


These simple before- and after- processes and faith maintenance formula made mine. The Hope that was never taken out from me by Him who provides created the daily mornings and evenings with little ounce of ease amongst pounds of discomfort, so to speak.
With some help from friends, whom they don't even know they help, the uphill walk went not easy but attained and surpassed. And the Family who will always be there no matter what. (family consists of relatives or close friends treated as family).

Let me start with the Before.
1. Comfort zone. Mindset is all things will go well without true consent from up above. Clouded by the sole selfish objective, the word "wait" seemed not to sink in my thoughts.
2.
And then It has come.
1. It was hard but easy because of undeserved gifts (graces)

2. It gave you thoughts, uncertainties, sadness, even morbid ones probably brought by the active evil one when times are like these.
3. Music I listened to: if I were a rich man, all things are beautiful, we are an offering, God and God Alone, Christmas songs
4. Less talk, lesser smiles, just moving day after day with fervent solitude prayers
5. Pride of not telling the true score. Ashamed of my own failed plans.
6. Humbled to the point that I go back to basics and re- examine life, my being, and He who wills the good for it.
7. If I did not believe then it's even harder as The Rat mentioned in Narnia.
8. I saw myself in the low post.
9. I would want to go Home! And see Mom & Dad. Home seemed to be my safe haven or retreat. Some place of refuge so to speak.
10. I asked about that Home in Heaven. Am I worthy after all?
11. Life not my own I said. I take good times and the bad times.
12. Turn to what? excessive food, pass the time, lust, movies or alcohol. And there are many things to turn to in times of depression. But few will only look into and seek refuge to the only One who can fill one's failure up and put back the joy in the heart again. And let hope for the best and believe.

The After
1. Provisions! Provisions! Without cost I have received; without cost I am to give.” (Mt9)
2. Not without Hope, this was surpassed. And are ready for any next, Enshalla, downturns.
3. Rebound from failure. The pain and the healing in recovery is there.


It is how to get along happily whether I have much or little.
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything.
I have learned the secret of contentment in every situation.
He is more than enough to cover everything. (by Paul of Tarsus)

Your Mercy is my only Hope.

I want to get on with this life! It is time to give.
I would like to thank here those not thanked and not acknowledged after all:
ElizaJim, Jamesther, Paul, Manuel, Martin, Joy, Bernadette, Erra, Erlou, FEBC, Riza, Harold, Noridah, Angie, Grace, Nira.