Jesus describes his Father

It has taken me a long while to finish a study on how Jesus described his Father. I found every time Jesus said something about Him, and recorded it. Some of the references were a bit difficult for me to figure out, especially in John, but I want to share with you this list.
Learning about the Father teaches us, also, about the Son. What is Jesus trying to tell us about heavenly relationship?

The Father:

Matthew 5:9 is a Peacemaker                                                                                                
Matthew 5:16 is glorified by good works
Matthew 5:44-45 loves all, even the wicked
Matthew 5:48 Perfect
Matthew6:1,4,6, rewards the humble
Matthew 6:8 knows our needs
Matthew 6:9 is in heaven, His name is hallowed
Matthew 6:14-15 forgives forgivers
Matthew 6:18 rewards the humble
Matthew 6:26 feeds the fowls and us
Matthew7:11 knows how to give good gifts
Matthew 7:21 has a will for men
Matthew 10:20 speaks in us
Matthew 11:25 is Lord of heaven and earth
Matthew 11:25 has hidden things from the wise
Matthew 11:25 has revealed things to babes
Matthew 11:27 has delivered all to Jesus
Matthew 11:27 is known only by the Son
Matthew 13:43 is the Father of the righteous
Matthew 15:13 will root up what He has not planted
Matthew 16:27 has glory
Matthew 18:10 is in heaven
Matthew 18:19 will do what two or three agree to ask
Matthew20:23 prepares and gives seats beside the Son
Matthew 23:9 is our Father in heaven
Matthew 24:36 knows the day and hour of Jesus’ return
Matthew25:34 blesses sheep
Matthew26:29 has a kingdom
Matthew 26:39 and 42
Matthew 26:53 could send twelve legions of angels to Jesus
Mark 8:38 the Son returns in His glory
Mark 11:25 forgives forgivers
Mark 11:26 does not forgive the unforgiving
Mark  13:32 knows the day and hour of Jesus’ return
Luke 2:49 has business
Luke 10:21 is Lord of heaven and earth
Luke 10:21 has revealed things to babes
Luke 10:22 has delivered all things to Christ
Luke 10:22 knows only who the Son is
Luke 10:22 is in heaven and is hallowed
Luke 11:13 gives Holy Spirit to whoever asks
Luke 12:32 pleasures to give the flock His kingdom
Luke 22:29 has appointed Christ a kingdom
Luke 22:42 has a will to be done
Luke 23:34 can forgive
Luke 23:46 was commended with Christ’s spirit
Luke 24:49 sent His promise to the disciples
John 2:16 His house is not for merchandise
John 4:21 will not be worshipped in Jerusalem or the hills
John 4:23 will be worshiped in spirit and truth
John 4:23 seeks worshippers of spirit and truth
John 5:17 works on the Sabbath
John 5:19 is copied by the Son
John 5:20 loveth the Son
John 5:20 shows the Son what He does
John 5:20 will show Jesus greater works
John 5:21 raises and quickens the dead
John 5:22 judges no man, but lets the Son
John 5:23 is honored by those who honor the Son
John 5:23 sent Jesus
John 5:26 has life in himself
John 5:30 Jesus sought His will
John 5:36 gave Jesus work to finish
John 5:36 sent Christ
John 5:37 bears witness of Christ
John 5:43 Jesus went in the Father’s name
John 5:45 will hear accusations of Moses to Jesus
John 6:27 sealed those Jesus gave bread to
John 6:32 gives true bread from heaven
John 6:37 gives the Son who comes to the Son
John 6:39 wills the Son to lose nothing, but raise it
John 6:44 draws men to Jesus
John 6:45 is learned from
John 6:46 is seen by none but those of Him
John 6: 57 lives, and sent Jesus
John 6:65 gives men to Jesus
John 8:18 bears witness to Jesus
John 8:17 sent Christ
John 8:19 was not known by the Pharisees
John 8:19 is known by those who know Jesus
John 8:28 taught Jesus
John 8:29 did not leave Jesus alone
John 8: 38
John 8:42 is loved by those who love Jesus
John 8:49 was honored by Christ
John  8:54 honored Jesus
John 10:15 knows Jesus
John 10:15 is known by Jesus
John 10:17 loves Jesus
John 10:18 commanded Jesus to resurrect
John 10:25 works were done in His name
John 10:29 gave sheep to Jesus
John 10:29 holds sheep in His hand
John 10:30 is one with Jesus
John 10:32 His works were shown by Jesus
John 10:36 sanctified Jesus
John 10:37 His works were done by Jesus
John 10:38 is in the Son, and the Son in Him
John 11:41 hears prayer
John 12:26 honors those who serve Him
John 12:27 is able to save us from trouble
John 12:28 glorifies His name
John 12:49 commanded Christ’s works
John 12:50 spoke to Jesus
John 14:2 has a house with many mansions
John 14:6 is reached through Jesus
John 14:7 is known by those who know Jesus
John 14:9 is seen by those who see Jesus
John 14:10 Jesus is in Him
John 14:10 is in Jesus
John 14:10 dwells in Jesus
John 14:10 did Christ’s work
John 14:11 Jesus is in Him
John 14:12 is where Jesus went
John 14:13 is glorified in the Son
John 14:16 gave us another Comforter
John 14:20 is where Christ is
John 14:21 loves those who love Jesus
John 14:23 loves those who love Jesus
John 14:23 lives with those who keep Christ’s words
John 14:26 sent the Holy Ghost in Jesus’ name
John 14:28 Jesus went to the Father
John 14:28 is greater than Jesus
John 14:31 is loved by Jesus
John 14:31 gave Jesus commandment
John 15:1 is the husbandman of the vine
John 15:2 takes away unfruitful branches
John 15:2 purges fruitful branches
John 15:8 is glorified by branches that bear much fruit
John 15:9 loves Jesus
John 15:10 gave Jesus commandments
John 15:15 is heard from through Jesus
John 15:16 gives what is asked for in Jesus’ name
John 15:23 is hated by those who hate Jesus
John 15:24 was hated by those who saw Jesus’ works
John 15:26 sends the Comforter, the Spirit of truth
John 16:3 is not known by zealous persecutors
John 16:10 is where Jesus went
John 16:15 has given all things to Jesus
John 16:23 gives to those who ask in Jesus’ name
John 16:25 will be shown plainly by Jesus
John 16:26 hears Jesus’ prayers for us
John 16:27 loves those who love and believe in Jesus
John 16:28 is where Jesus went from and returned
John 16:32 did not leave Jesus alone
John 17:1 glorified the Son
John 17:2 gave Jesus power over all flesh
John 17:3 is the only true God
John 17:3 sent Jesus
John 17:4 was glorified by Jesus on earth
John 17:5 glorified Jesus with Himself
John 17:5 glorified Jesus with the glory before the world was
John 17:11 keeps in His own name those given to Jesus
John 17:15 does not take followers from the world
John 17:15 but keeps followers from evil
John 17:17 sanctifies followers through His word
John 17:21 is in Jesus
John 17:24 loved Jesus before the foundation of the world
John 17:25 is righteous
John 17:25 is not known by the world
John 17:25 is known by Jesus
John 18:11 gave Jesus the cup to drink from
John 20:17 Jesus ascended to Him
John 20:17 was the disciples’ Father
John 20:17 was Jesus’ God, and the disciples’ God
John 20:21 sent Jesus peace
Acts 1:4 promised the Holy Ghost
Acts 1:7 put the times and seasons of the end times in his own power

Domestic Newsflash- Amity struggles with her faith

Many things have happened to me recently, including being accepted as a good reader by my little friend Charis, as you see above, and being rejected as an actress by the Playhouse Christmas carol production. I haven’t written an interesting domestic newsflash in a long time. That’s because I cannot catch stylish writing from creative winds long enough to harness it into words very often, neither can I pull the inspirational rabbit dependably from a black silk hat.

Modern dictionaries define ‘faith’ as devotion to a person or idea without demanding proof.
Amity has faith in the humorous idea that God will always favor her with parking spaces closest to the wal-mart door. She hasn’t given up since the idea accidentally formed a few years ago when we saw a popular tv evangelist try to convince the camera that God was full of favors. This afternoon came a crisis in Amity’s faith.
She and I were appointed to do some major grocery shopping. We stocked up on everything today, including popcorn bags since Dad blessed our kitchen with a microwave (those who know us realize that this is a big deal!)
We rolled through the parking lot, looking for Amity’s favor, but it was wasn’t there. Other people took the front, ‘favored’ spaces right as we approached. Amity scanned the cars. She gave up.
‘Cursed,’ she decided, turning into a inferior space. ‘is the opposite of ‘favor.’
Just then a car backed out in front of us leaving an empty park in front, and Amity pulled in confessing she had almost given up on her faith.

It is a matter of faith to believe that God works things together for the good of those He loves and who love Him. Though I do not make the character cast in a play, or run into the hanging gossamer home of a fat spider, or fumble over the fast notes of Clair de Lune, or sigh over my dying herb plant, I do know it all works together in the Father's goodness and love, so I may even take joy in them.

A few poetical lines...

 

A heart in a prayer-ful posture
Is always before the Lord.

A mind that considers Jesus
Is never spiritually bored.

A will to love the Savior
Cannot be bound to self.

A mouth that speaks in love
Receives and spreads good health.

Money-Saver Laundry Detergent

I got this laundry detergent recipe from a friend who got it from a friend.

It takes:
½ bar of grated Naphta Fels soap (at wal-mart for about $1)
1 quart of water
1/3 cup of borax
1/3  cup of Arm and Hammer washing soda (at wal-mart for about $4)
2 gallons of water

Melt the grated soap in the quart of water, stirring well.
Add everything else, stirring well.
Let it sit for 24 hours.
Use a ¼ cup for every washing load.
It works even in HE washers because it does not lather or suds badly.

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord, and worship thou him. The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
Psalm 45:11 &  Psalm 45:13 

The King desires the spiritual beauty of His daughters. She is wealthy within; she arrays herself in woven patterns of finery.
Sisters in the Lord, we are breathtakingly beautiful when we worship our Maker. His desire is greatly toward us.

Domestic Newsflash

The other morning, I joined Candle, cup-of-coffee-in-hand, on the front porch to watch Levi outwit a unicycle.
Saturday I laughed with a friend over a spindly tomato plant in an undersized pot, bowed with the weight of two green tomatoes it has just now produced.
While you were in church, I was giving my mamaw a medicine shot, and enjoying the rare moment of beating my papaw at Chinese checkers.
Yesterday, I sat on Barnes & Nobles carpet looking through interior design books and sharing Candle’s marble mocha. Every once in a while, she read me a line from her thriller, and I showed her a bohemian lamp or rug.

There is so much to learn about life, and people and places and things and decorating. It seems impossible that we were all once babies without comprehension. Look at us now- how we have grown and learned!

I get overwhelmed when I think of all there is to learn about God and where He lives and works, what He thinks and makes, how He loves and creates, when He moves and reveals, etc. etc. etc.
I have small comprehension of these things, like a child. But Jesus is a teacher, and He gives sufficient grace for all that I need.
Wonder is packed small enough to fit into a single day.