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2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
I love this verse. Thank you. Updooted to infinity and beyond!
THE IMAGE of GOD Gen.1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Gen. 2: 7 Then the Lord God formed a man[c] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Adam failed so God made another Adam Jesus
The fulfilment : John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (The second Adam) Heb. 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
The New Man/First fruits Jesus second Adam
1 Corinthians 15:45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
1 Cor. 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Galatians 4:6 Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”
Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
John 1:12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations John 1:13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
This is a great post. When I get into discussions about the Luciferian deep state pedophiles, there’s one thing that always rings true. EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING - they do it because we are made in the image of God. They can’t stand us. We have a light that shines so bright, and they want to put it out any way possible.
VACCINES These are creative, destroy us and our DNA because we’re made in HIS image. This also includes trans humanism and AI.
LGBT It’s a mockery of God’s plan for creation Transgender’s are a slap into face to whoever God created male and female People in these relationships can’t even procreate so they have to purchase children, and then most of the time they just abuse them. They can’t stand being made in HIS image.
EDUCATION Since 1963 they took the Bible out of school, and they’ve been pushing Darwinism - an afront to God’s creation because we’re made in HIS image.
ABORTION It’s obvious the reason why the deep state provide so many abortions because they can’t stand that creation is happening in a woman’s womb, and then every baby that comes out is made in HIS image.
If they can’t get us to agree or consent to the above, then they have their back up plan…
Our food is being poisoned Our skies are being poisoned Our water is being poisoned
Because we’re made in HIS image!
Basically, they hate us cause they ain’t us!
Rejoice in the Lord! - you were created for a reason, and for such a time is this! We are living in exciting times, and I am grateful and proud to be made in HIS image!
Let your light shine
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Are the Marines and the National Guard still deployed in LA? I have not heard anything about it since last week.
Yeah, I guess when you bomb another countries, nuclear weapons, that kind of takes precedence in the MSM new cycle. 🤪😂
But that’s a great question!
I haven’t seen any posts on Instagram, I follow a lot of awakening accounts. Like “thisishowitstarts” said, bombing other countries etc is the new news.
I didn't see the movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once," but it seems we're there.
I saw it. The highlight of that movie is the name.
Oh well. Another one sequel franchise.
Last evening while the light was still good, and the sky was so clear, I had the treat of watching a military plane getting refueled right overhead, it was flying west. Quite a sight. They were way up there too. Another thing on my mind, the food recalls for prepared foods seem to be going through the roof. Please make your own summer salads, you cannot wash a premade potato salad or coleslaw.
Basically don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize. (Not my quote or idea, I’m hearing awake doctors say this) For example ingredients in processed food, sodas, etc several generations back they wouldn’t recognize seed oils and toxic ingredients. I don’t eat any green in the lettuce family because it doesn’t agree with me. Strangely slaw doesn’t bother me, guess it’s the vinegar. When I did I never bought it in a bag. Over the last several years there’s been a lot of recalls due to listeria has been in news.
Hello friend… Do you have any recommendations for fresh summer salads? I’m trying to eat more healthy and I’m gonna be pet sitting for two weeks. I’m focusing on fresh summer salad.
Hello to you friend. Hope you are doing good. Well I don’t eat salads anymore. Lettuce isn’t my friend😢 And I do have several ideas because I can make a great salad.
Arby’s salad about 15 years ago: Grilled chicken, dried cranberries and apples. I started making these salads and it was so much better. The key is homemade dressing. You can find ranch dressing mix recipes online. I use Hidden Valley packets. The only downside is using avocado mayo makes it too loose. I grew up with Duke’s mayo (probably can only find in the south).
There’s a bag salad mix with lemon or orange flavored dressing. It has endamine (I butchered that word) I think it’s dried soybeans but not sure. It looks like a dried pea but four times bigger. The bag mix has shredded green cabbage. I’ll try to find the brand & maybe you could copy cat. The citrus dressing and crunch of the dried bean really makes it. It’s late I’ll look tomorrow.
Make homemade Italian dressing. I use an old oil bottle but anything will do. Add dry ingredients first: garlic, onion powder, Italian seasoning or basil, heck both is cool, S&P, cayenne (add to heat preference. I’m weak and don’t put much. Many times I use paprika instead because it’s not hot) I’m sorry I don’t have measurements. I just throw it together. Add oil & vinegar. I like red wine vinegar or rice vinegar. You want more vinegar than oil.
An Italian restaurant I used to go too served the best salad. My regular Italian restaurant owner about kicked me out when I asked him to add feta😆 I didn’t know that wasn’t Italian. They called it chunky chicken salad. Marinate chicken in homemade Italian dressing. If you don’t have it use vinegar, oil & spices. The salad is so simple. Lettuce, chicken & feta cheese.
My daughter likes southwest salads. Basically ingredients like black peas, tomato, tortilla chips. Trader Joe’s has good salads with the exception of bad oils.
Honestly what ever you like mix it and use your favorite dressing.
Wow, thank you for all the suggestions. I forgot I used to make an apple cranberry salad a long time ago when I was caring for my father. Thanks for the suggestion and the memories.
Many of the other suggestions are great as well, I think there’s a Trader Joe’s where I’m going to be staying.
I love all the suggestions you’ve given, you know the Lord says… You have not if you ask not. You really showed up for me. I appreciate you.
You’re welcome, DM anytime. I’m usually up here about once a week, more if time allows.
I just ran across these recipes for homemade dressing. https://www.instagram.com/p/DLT0oAOR-iP/
This is the bag salad I used to eat. Make 15-30 minutes ahead of time to let dressing soak in cabbage. You can find citrus dressing recipes online.
https://www.freshexpress.com/products/salad-chopped-kits/sunflower-crisp-chopped-salad-kit
Love the scripture. I’m trying to get into habit of reading the Bible.
I appreciate you Love this! My husband always says this to people helping him in checkout lines. It’s something his best friend always said. It’s a little way of remembering him. Enjoy your pet sitting. I’ve got an ornery dachshund if need one.
Dachshunds are ornery, aren’t they? I just babysit it for a puppy, the most ornery raptor, pooping, and peeing in the house. Hoping he grows out of it. The cutest, stinking thing though.
Edit: I just started reading through the Bible chronologically through the Bible app. It has an option where it will read the Bible to you, and I really like that because I can listen to the Bible while I’m doing things around the house or driving. I highly recommend. I somehow feel I get more out of it while I’m listening sometimes, because comprehension with reading is difficult for me sometimes. I will tell you the Old Testament is lit. 🔥
I agree with getting more by using audio. I’ve been doing that also. When I go to the coast I go to church with my daughter, about once a month. This pastor is the best I’ve ever experienced. He doesn’t talk down to you. He’s on your level. Growing up in south, especially southern Baptist, they aren’t on your level as a regular human. He uses today’s life troubles to give examples relating to the people in bible experience’s.
I rarely comprehend most things. Unless it’s Outlander series or books😆 That was a struggle in school. My husband will read some random thing out loud. I say let me read it. My mind wonders in left field. Our first dachshund was not like him. He’s very sweet but he’s narcissistic, has to be his way. By the way they never grow out of puppy stage. I love puppies and kittens. They can be tiring but fun.
Hey, I’ve had you on my mind. I hope you are well. I don’t get on here as much as I once did. I went through the notifications till I found you. Not stalking! I think sometimes God puts people in my thoughts for a reason. Just reaching out to say hi. I follow your Hawaii account on instagram and hadn’t seen you in a while. I couldn’t remember the name & searched people I follow. Oh dang that does sound like stalking. Hope you are enjoying Hawaii in the new year. Take care
Irish grandparents, they lived on ham and potatos and lots of fish, the Catholic thing, fish every Friday and twice a week during lent. I grew up in Queens ny, so the fish, back then, was right off the boats, lots of flounder and blue fish, porgie, fish cakes, crab and oysters and clams. I did not love the sardine sandwiches though. Roast chicken was a sunday dinner, as was roast beef, We did eat cold cuts on Saturday with baked beans. Cabbage cabbage cabbage, and of course potatos. When I moved out I started enjoying a lot of other foods, Italian, Greek, sometimes Indian, but potato salad came from a german deli, made right there, I do love me some potato salad but I make it myself. I would not touch a cold cut today, but I do like the applewood uncured ham. I have restrictions now, but last night all I wanted was protein and fat, so I cooked up some steak tips in butter and just added salt and garlic. I developed a taste for spicey foods though, so a boiled dinner is not something I salivate over. Gran lived with us and the house reeked of cabbage on too many weekends!
Funny you say that because I’m headed out to a two week pet sitting job, and I went online to find refreshing healthy salad, and fruit salad for the next two weeks. I just prepped all my ingredients, so when I make my salad, I could just throw everything in when I need it. I’m excited to try new and different types of ingredients and salad salads. Any suggestions?
you may already know, but apples cut up in tiny bits are yummy in cole slaw, I make it with shredded green and red cabbage, carrots, apples, add apple cider vinegar with mayo and a pinch of salt and brown sugar. In regular salad, I use nasturtium leaves with lettuce, bib is my fave, but green lettuce with romaine, cukes, carrot peels, tomatos and chick peas, any kind of dressing but you know we all love ranch, throw in some red onion slivers and mozzerella, Also, chilled sweet potato, slivered celery, mayo with a few drops of lemon juice and some chopped cilantro and slices of sweet red pepper.I like to add chilled shrimp to a pasta salad with fresh tomatos and a few dashes of hot sauce. Curried chicken salad with green grapes is also delish.
They all sound delicious. I roasted my sweet potatoes today for a cold, sweet potato salad that I’m gonna be making tomorrow with avocados, red onions so excited
I do love those sweet potatoes, I've tried a few kinds but never had luck growing them, the vines were crazy, but it was all hat and no cattle.
Well, I don't like this Simpsons foreshadow!!
https://youtube.com/shorts/VRg-oeVfEUA?si=rC0H9fGfl22ltpOk
They wish. I am comfy and cozy.
I recently started watching this YT channel; he is very entertaining, and wants to visit the USA next year, and wants to know everything he can about our country. Most of the channel videos show differences, but not in a bad way, more like, things that are so different than people in the UK are used to. One thing that REALLY surprised me was this video. Starts with the section about the Bible: "Brit Surprised at the Things Americans Own that Europeans Don't!"
This is very sad to me, and could be why the UK is so lost right now.
THE IMAGE of GOD Gen.1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
The Bride of Christ
1st Adam's Bride
Gen. 2: But for Adam[f] no suitable helper was found. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[g] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[h] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
Second Adam's Bride
John 19:4 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 35 The man who saw it has given testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he testifies so that you also may believe.
Just as Adam's Bride was brought from his side so Jesus' Bride is brought from His side.
Adam's deep sleep> Bride Eve
Jesus's death > Bride of Christ
Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Everyone, if you haven’t seen The Accountant 1 and 2, watch it.
It is anons. Up there with other top anon movies and a good flick too.
Thanks for the recommendation!