“What do you want Me to do for you?”

“What do you want Me to do for you?”

Mark 10:46-52
 
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
 
46 Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”
50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
51 So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
The blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

The next time...

The next time someone does not live up to your expectation of them, or does something far beneath your expectation, don't get mad, pull a Julie Andrews in Maria on them and thank them sincerely for the awful thing they have done, calling it it what it should have been i.e. if they left a nasty message for you on the phone, tell them what a lovely phone call you got from them, and mean it! what this does is that it elevates YOU above the murky fray, and deprives your denigrator of the satisfaction of knowing that they "hit their mark" .... In people whom you expect "more" from pull a "Pauline" move on them and praise that which they have done and later on address that which they have not i.e. I thank my God that you fall behind in no gift; but that fornication thing, emmm we're gonna have to talk about that... Having said that, I thank God.... lol just joking! But seriously try it! It works!!!! Peace y'all..

A Word To Live By

'One hit wonder' or signs and wonders?

One hit wonder
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.

One-Hit Wonders
1. “The Macarena” by Los Del Rio (1996)
2. “Pass The Dutchie” by Musical Youth (1983)
3. Don’t Worry Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin (1988)
4. “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell (1984)
5. “ You Gotta Be” by Des’ree (1994)
6. “ Electric Avenue” by Eddie Grant (1983)
7. “ Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas (1974)

Isaiah 8:18
18 Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.

Acts 2:43
43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.


Romans 15:19
19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;

MURDER THEY WROTE - EPISODE 2

Her hands were shaking as she punched in the numbers on her phone… Brring brring it started  ringing…. ‘Rizzo here’ the gravelly voice at the other end growled. ‘If you have something to say, say it fast cos you must have something goin’ on that’s why you got this number’… Er er… ‘Spit it out lady I haven’t got all day’… he snarled impatiently…. ‘I would like you to teach someone a lesson, and I understand that you have ways of doing this’…. ‘They don’t call me Mamona Rizziconi for nothing… anything money, I’m your man… I can help you make it, lose it, give it away, or be forced to give it up… so whatchyouwant?’ ‘Well this person has been very mean to me, he has a duty to give me money and to care for me, but he doesn’t do it and he prefers to spend his money on HIS clothes, his cars and his toys so I want you to help him lose his money’. ’Well, it’s gonna cost you’ Rizzo said. 'I’ll pay you!’ She said quickly. ‘I don’t have a lot of money like I said, but I’ll give you whatever I have’. ‘How’d you get my number anyhow?’ Rizzo asked. ‘My friend Offencia gave it to me. ‘Ahh Offencia she has sent many a one my way, and I have taken care of all of them’ he snickers evilly. ‘Don’t you worry Rizzo’ll take care of things...I’ll call you back with the details and I’ll tell you how it will go down…. Don’t call me. I’ll call you.’. Click.



Do you recognize the voices on this recording? The Defendant’s attorney asked Flan who sat in the docket and just kept on weeping with her face buried in her hands… 'How could she have done such a thing?' She thought. How could she have exposed her family to such evil? How could she have known that Mamonia Rizziconi would befriend her husband and lure him into a gambling addiction? How could she have known that they would lose their lovely home and have to withdraw their son from the school he was so excited to have been admitted into? How could she have trusted someone like Offensia? How could she have been so stupid as not to realize that she not to be trusted and would give her up and spill her guts at the slightest sign of trouble? How could she have gone on to hire a man whose business card had read – MAMMONA RIZZICONI – RELATIONSHIP KILLER. ‘THROUGH THE LOVE OF THE DOLLAR WE MAKE AND BREAK EM’ how could she???? ‘Please, answer the question ma’am’. Flan just kept sobbing… The lawyer said: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present:

THE FIRST WITNESS:

OFFENSIA VALERIA – THE FACILITATOR, ALIAS OFFENSE

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.

Matthew 18:7
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Romans 16:17
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Offense
1.
a. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.
b. The state of being offended.
2.
a. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.
b. A transgression of law; a crime.
3. Something that outrages moral sensibilities: Genocide is an offense to all civilized humans.
4. The act of attacking or assaulting.
Source - The free online dictionary

THE SECOND WITNESS:

MAMMONA RIZZICONI – RELATIONSHIP KILLER #1: AKA  MAMMON

Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Mammon: Etymologically, the word is assumed to derive from Late Latin 'mammon', from Greek 'μαμμωνάς', Syriac 'mámóna' (riches),[1] and was an Aramaic loan word in Hebrew meaning wealth[2] or possessions,[3] although it may also have meant 'that in which one trusts'.[4]
The Greek word for "Mammon", μαμμωνάς, occurs in the Sermon on the Mount (during the discourse on ostentation) and in the parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16:9-13). The Authorised Version keeps the Syriac word. John Wycliffe uses "richessis".
The Christians began to use the name of Mammon as a pejorative, a term that was used to describe gluttony and unjust worldly gain in Biblical literature. It was personified as a false god in the New Testament.{Mt.6.24; Lk.16.13} The term is often used to refer to excessive materialism or greed as a negative influence.

Source - Wikipedia

Please allow us to take part in your deliberations based on the evidence presented in this singularly disturbing case. Members of the jury?

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Gethsemane to glory…

Gethsemane: Meaning – Oil press – A place where through travail in prayer, submission to God’s will brings about supernatural strength and ability that elevates purpose above provocation

Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7-9
He was beaten, he was tortured, but he didn't say a word. Like a lamb taken to be slaughtered and like a sheep being sheared, he took it all in silence. Justice miscarried, and he was led off— and did anyone really know what was happening? He died without a thought for his own welfare, beaten bloody for the sins of my people. They buried him with the wicked, threw him in a grave with a rich man, Even though he'd never hurt a soul or said one word that wasn't true.
Mathew 26:62,63
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Mark 15:2-5
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.