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Tuesday May 5 2026

Faith – war – LIGHT; seeing courage in conflict

It should not surprise us that faith leads to peace with God, and peace properly defines the ways of wisdom. Picture Moses, acquainted with both the oppressive reality of the Hebrews living in Egypt and the power and prestige of being an Egyptian prince. Conflict was the oven in which the faith of Moses found its wings.  Few people can claim to have lived in that intersection.

Hope – war – LIGHT; trusting endurance |

When hope appears the hopeless have been known to resist, as happened when Moses announced the mission Yahweh gave him. The oral tradition reminded the suffering Hebrews that Abraham’s God was as real as the cruel bondage in which they found themselves.

Love – war – LIGHT; embracing reconciliation |

I do not know if Yahweh’s warfare began with the death of all the firstborn of Egypt, but I do know that love forced every household, every animal grouping to take notice. I also know that when the Egyptian army began pursuing the fleeing Hebrews God’s love did not allow for any harm to come to the Hebrew people. Let us say that his friendship with Abraham got the better of him.

Death – war – LIGHT; becoming silence after struggle |

Death follows life.  If eternal life was involved in the Exodus experience we might say that Israel had to die – death in the desert was near total –  to experience the promised Land. In Christ’s death a major problem was resolved, and, contrary to popular opinion, his own victory was never up in the air.

Moonlight returns – LLC04

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Monday May 4 2026

It may seem that moonlight is doomed to compete with a sunlit world, but let’s not go dancing in the streets.

Faith-night LIGHT; seeing lamp in darkness |

Faith is securely attached to full moon light in the passover, not every Friday.

Hope-night LIGHT; trusting stars |

Hope is light connecting the future to our darkness.  There are many stars in the sky, but only one is in a position to sustain life on earth.

Love-night LIGHT; embracing intimacy |

Love is light that penetrates the  darkness that fell as Christ hung on the cross. 

Death-night LIGHT; becoming veil of mortality |

Death is the cross’ light that shakes the kingdom of darkness.  It begins, appropriately, in the night of agony in the garden

Got Rabbit-hole Rot or Hijacked Health?

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Are you one of those people who think that the communion service is the appropriate time to seek a physical healing? You probably believe that “by his stripe we are healed” has nothing to do with the salvation of souls, specifically from sin. You are likely also thinking that the singular expression “stripe” is a typo. Singular stripe is what both Isaiah (53:5) and Peter (1:2:24) wrote. This phenomenon of the singular representing many is apparent in several expressions; transgression, sin, and uncleanness, where the singular represents a single concept.

Forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin; all three singular

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. (Exodus 34:7 [KJV])

Israelite uncleannesses addressed as singular in English

And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. (Leviticus 16:16 [KJV])

Can it be that the wicked ways of God’s people is a single sin?

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 [KJV])

Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; (Ezekiel 33:14)

Of course not.  It should be clear that saving his people “from their sin” means the multitude of a person’s sins.

Healing by request and grace

Sin is a condition for which God has healing, according to 2 Chronicles 7:14, by promise and apparent in the songwriter’s request (Psalm 41:4).

The iniquity of God’s people is a multitude of sin (singular)

You forgave the iniquity of your people; you covered all their sin. — Selah (Psalm 85:2 [ESV2011])

There are only five imperative uses of rapha in the Hebrew Bible and one request for healing is for the condition known as sin.

As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” (Psalm 41:4 [ESV2011])

No healing power is in the bread and wine.  The Eucharist is not for healing. The power of the bread and wine remembrance service is not healing power; it is in the sober recall of Messianic salvation.

Eucharistic clarity

Is it not true though that one sin -the sin of unbelief – is forgiven to enable the New Covenant even though multiple shortcomings are tagged.

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. (Hebrews 10:17)

God Convicts People of Sin

regarding sin, because they do not believe in Me; (John 16:9)

The problem is called iniquity and sin

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (Jeremiah 31:34 [KJV])

One failing is removed to bring people from condemnation

He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:18 [KJV])

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29 [ESV2011])

Isaiah and Peter both wrote STRIPE

Isaiah and Peter both wrote “by his STRIPE”, meaning his vicarious bearing of sins, with not even a hint that the flogging was a part of atoning grace for salvation from sin.

τῷ μώλωπι αὐτοῦ – by his stripe (Isaah 53:5)

οὗ τῷ μώλωπι – of whom by the stripe (1 Peter 2:24)

So talking about how many stripes Jesus received and how many diseases there are a rabbit hole too deep, and it is certain to make a victim of the blind and careless. Major organs in the human body are nowhere near 10, much less 39. Furthermore, why would God atone by being flogged for human sickness and, unlike salvation (healing) from sin, the believer has to keep on claiming the benefit. If you visit your physician and tell him your eyes are malfunctioning, what are the chances that he will not check your ears and nose? What are the chances that God (1) received 39 lashes to heal you of every disease, (2) sees you coming to him weekly for healing after healing, and (3) does not apply the benefit of his flogging/stripe?

Does anyone have to keep confessing and believing the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ to be saved? You certainly are in a deep dark hole if you think that God sees your organs out of whack, and does not help you. Just tell us why atoned healing does not result in shielding Christians from sickness and what accounts for Christians in every  die.

Sunlight indoors -LLC03

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Sunday May 3 | LIGHT

The Risen Christ

Faith – day – LIGHT seeing dawn as resurrection |. It was dawn when the most unlikely individuals discovered that light had defeated the darkness.

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And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. (Matthew 28:5)

The Coming of light into the world unveils the babe of Bethlehem, the benevolent work of Christ for the poor and needy, and the glorious resurrection from the dead.

Hope – day – LIGHT trusting illumination |

Sometimes, hope is mere satisfaction with the promise of desirable things, but Christ takes hope to a surprising new level. Light seemed to have failed at the cross, but light comes into locked rooms just as the chosen throw up their hands in disappointment.

Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were together due to fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, “Peace be to you.” (John 20:19)

Love – day – LIGHT embracing warmth |

With the coming of light after the cross at least one disciple gets an unusual intimacy; hands-on warmth.

Then He said to Thomas, “Place your finger here, and see My hands; and take your hand and put it into My side; and do not continue in disbelief, but be a believer.” (John 20:27)

Death – day – LIGHT becoming dusk’s paradox

With all the breaking out of light and warmth, the hard truth stared the disciples in the face; death was the appointed means by which light and life came to the world.

Change and chance – LLC02

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Saturday May 02, 2026

Who works while Christ rests on the Sabbath?

Faith-CHANGE- LIGHT seeing constancy in transformation |. People give tons of lip service to change, saying, for example that change is good,  change is great, but change makes most people uncomfortable. Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ cannot be replaced.

Jesus chose a Saturday to introduce his community to him. He attended synagogue and commented on the meaning of Isaiah 61. The people of his hometown threw him out and tried to end his life.

Hope-CHANGE -LIGHT trusting renewal | the people wanted renewal but the leaders were having none of its processes, even though everything in the future required hope,

Love-CHANGE -LIGHT embracing ADAPTABILITY |

Israel adapted to being in the land without paying attention to what God required of them to live in the land and to stay in the land, and as a result there was destruction and exile.  Take note, none of these things are possible in the church of God.

Death-CHANGE – LIGHT becoming Sabbath REST | if we connect the two to light the Sabbath of Christ’s rest is a dark time, and that is not an acceptable scenario. Light and life have not dimmed or suffered defeat

Our motherless ancestor – LLC01

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Friday May 01, 2026

Eve came from Adam but no one calls him “mamma mia”, and we are quick to assign origins to terms like sire, begotten, and copulation, and when we do we abandon the most intimate of interactions and relationships. Mother Jerusalem may not strike you as particularly  impressive and relevant to all humans, but God has a Son apart from motherhood, and when God put his Son on display he needed a mother. Enter Mary, of the lineage of David.

MOTHER and life

Faith-mother-LIGHT seeing nurture as promise |

You will have seed – descendants – Genesis 3:15

Hope-mother-LIGHT trusting gestation |

All the living have hope – whether they are conscious of it or not.

But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts. (Psalms 22:9)

Love-mother-LIGHT embracing care |

Motherly love beckons to us as the temporary standard of care and affection.  Its failure is not a reflection of God’s faithfulness or reliability.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. (Isaiah 49:15)

Death-mother-LIGHT becoming portal to Immortal’s life |

The moment human beings are born they begin the journey to death, and thus a mother’s room becomes part of that necessary cycle: non-existence, life, and death

Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, And in sin my mother conceived me. (Psalms 51:5)

The Life and Light Cycle

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April 30, 2026

🌌 Preface to the Light and Life Cycle


The Light and Life Cycle is not astrology, nor a chart of fate. It is a theological rhythm, a liturgical calendar of perception and response. Each day is reframed through Christ and the Church, drawing on ancient celestial names but transfiguring them into archetypes of divine encounter:

Each day cycles through Faith, Hope, Love, Death — not as static assertions, but as perceptions and responses: 
– Faith seeing 
– Hope trusting 
– Love embracing 
– Death becoming 

– Sun → LIGHT: Christ the Light of the world. 
– Moon → NIGHT: The Church reflecting Christ’s glory. 
– Mars → WAR: Christ the Mighty in battle. 
– Mercury → WISDOM: Christ the Logos, wisdom of God. 
– Jupiter → VOX DEI: The Voice of God, thunder as revelation. 
– Venus → MOTHER: Mother Church, maternal nurture. 
– Saturn → CHANGE: Sabbath rest, transformation. 

The cycle begins on Friday, May 1, 2026, and unfolds in a 28-day rhythm.

Prayer is utterance

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You know there are people who believe that without preparation or without study of the Scriptures one can speak intelligently and effectively to people about God and his kingdom. However, since the aim of Scripture is to bring what God intends people to hear, be, and do, we expect our minds to be something more than a blank page. Our most important interaction being prayer, we should recognize that along with preaching and teaching prayer is an opportunity for inspired speech, and not without our mind being active and productive.

We pray with peculiar Spirit help or not at all

Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; (Romans 8:26) and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:27)

Letting God’s Spirit lead

As new born (newly begotten) children of God the Spirit leads the way, saying what we need to say in our new status, primarily acknowledging God and addressing him as Father, as Yeshua did.

But because you are sons, God  sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba! Father!” (Galatians 4:6)

It is the Spirit who cries “ABBA! Father!” teaching us the new language of prayer.

We may not wish to recognize that the tongues appearing on each head (Acts 2:3) in the Pentecostal Event are a paradigm of all believers empowerment to speak about God, because we have a hang up about people speaking in an unknown language (tongue, in Greek), but how can we deny that praying demands WORDS WE DO NOT NORMALLY OR HUMANLY POSSESSS?

Romans 8:27 says that we pray effectively when we connect with the Spirit’s unutterable groanings. It is not that we have learned the Lord’s prayer, or the prayer of Daniel, or the prayer of Moses. It is that we hear the Spirits groaning, and it is intelligible.  Therefore we should not let the phrase “too deep for words” lead us to think that we pray without our mind being activated.

I am sorry: you need your mind to pray, even though God, the Holy Spirit is praying for you. Notice the following distinction.

THE MIND IS UNPRODUCTIVE when one prays in a tongue

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive. (1 Corinthians 14:14)

THE MIND IS PRODUCTIVE when one prays to edify an assembly

What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing with the mind also. (1 Corinthians 14:15)

See verses 16 to 17 for the full picture of two kinds of praying. Now let us assume that the subject of our prayers is God’s will, and that will is made plain to us from Scripture.  Where else can we be certain of God’s will?

All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

  • To teach
  • To rebuke
  • To correct
  • To train in righteousness
  • To equip for every good work

How then can prayer not be UTTERANCE (from Acts 2:4, I give utterance, αποφθεγγομαι), an apothegm (pronounced “apothem”), special, dignified or elevated speech?