April 10, 2015

Who Is Jesus?



Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together


Please help me to respond to natural disasters as a Billy Graham Rapid Response Chaplain and support God's Extended Hand homeless ministry by purchasing my first and new e-book released this year by selecting this link:
Making America Righteous-Again: From Bitterness To A Delight Kindle Edition
by Michael D. Tobin (Author)  https://www.amazon.com/Making-America-Righteous-Again-Bitterness-Delight-ebook/dp/B01A1JPHUC

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You Keep Track of All My Sorrows

You Keep Track of All My Sorrows


You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.-  Psalm 56:8

The following article reminded me of the Bible verse above, from King David, father of Solomon, the wisest man ever.The following is an article by, Jeremy Cowart. One of the most profound photojournal articles I've ever seen.






http://petapixel.com/?s=A+Rare+Connection%3A+My+Photo+Shoot+with+John+Schneider

I recently got asked to shoot photos for a show called “The Haves and HaveNots” for the Oprah Winfrey Network. I’ve shot many shows in my career and I always enjoy these shoots because there are so many challenges involved.

There’s tons of “talent” aka celebrities involved, all their teams, all the hair, makeup and wardrobe involved, there’s very limited time, there are tons of shots to create, there’s an immense pressure to “nail” the creative concept and obviously there is usually lots of money involved. These are high budget, high-pressure shoots. It’s diving into the deep end for sure, as far as photography is concerned. And I love that challenge. I love stepping up to the plate and going for the homerun.

But one of the things I DON’T love about these shoots is that I never really get to connect with the people I’m shooting. They’re in and out in minutes. Sometimes I literally am only able to take a few pictures before they’re wisked away.

This is one of those VERY few rare occasions where I was able to connect. And I have my subject to thank for allowing me into his story.

One of the cast members was John Schneider. You might know him from his work on “Dukes of Hazard” or “Smallville”. John was one of my many subjects that day and like the rest of the cast, he was extremely professional, humble and a lot of fun to work with. He was killing his portraits… smiling, goofing off and he even threw in several impressions of famous actors and presidents. I was very impressed by his talent and good-natured humor. You can see some of those portraits below.




 


Towards the end of his session, we brought in one of the female cast members to interact with. They were dancing, laughing and having a great time. Again, I was very impressed by his ability to light up the camera and have a good time.










Please help me to respond to natural disasters as a Billy Graham Rapid Response Chaplain and support God's Extended Hand homeless ministry by purchasing my first and new e-book released this year by selecting this link:
Making America Righteous-Again: From Bitterness To A Delight Kindle Edition
by Michael D. Tobin (Author)  https://www.amazon.com/Making-America-Righteous-Again-Bitterness-Delight-ebook/dp/B01A1JPHUC

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Rescuers of The Helpless: Pro-Life Shakers and Movers





baby with bear jpg

God knew David before he was born:
Psalm 139:13-15
"You did form my inward parts, you knit me together in my mother's womb...you knew me right well; my frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret..."

God speaks to Jeremiah showing that the child in the womb is a person:
Jeremiah1:4-5
"Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."
 The entity in the womb is a baby:
Luke1:41-44
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy."
This is the same word (brephos) Luke uses in Luke 2:12,16 "You will find a baby lying in a manger." Luke 18:15,16 meaning infants and 1 Peter 2:2 "newborn babes."
 The following concerning John the Baptist: 
Luke 1:15
 "He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth."
 God knows the personalities of the unborn:
Genesis 25:23
"two nations are in thy womb" (Jacob and Esau) "and two manner of people."

Paul writes: 
Galatians 1:15
 "But when He had set me apart before I was born...and had called me through His grace."
Consider the most unique person of all, our Savior Jesus Christ. Unique as He is, the scriptures tell us that in His human nature He was to be like us in every way.
Hebrews 2:17
"Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest."
Is there any question of Jesus' personhood before birth? From the moment of conception to the day He died on the cross He lived in humanness like you and I.

What is man's (mankind's) worth:
Genesis 1:27
 "God created man in His own image."
Job 10:12
 "Thou hast granted me life."
Psalm 8
 "When I consider Thy heavens, the Works of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou doest take thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him? Yet Thou hast made him a little lower than God, And dost crown him with glory and majesty! Thou dost make him to rule over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet.... Oh Lord our Lord, How majestic is Thy name in all the earth."
Our attitude towards our fellow human beings:
(Living Bible Version) Proverbs 24:11-12
 "Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to death; don't stand back and let them die. Don't try to disclaim responsibility by saying you didn't know about it."
Murder is forbidden:
Jeremiah 7:6, 22:3,17 and Exodus 23:7
 "shed not innocent blood."
Proverbs 6:16-17
 "The Lord hates hands that shed innocent blood."
Exodus 20:13
"Thou shalt not kill."
Matthew 5:21
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill..."
Unrepentant murderers will be punished by God:
Revelations 21:8
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth of fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Revelations 22:15
"For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
Genesis 9:6
"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made He man."
Children are a blessing from God:
Genesis 25:21
 "And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived."
Genesis 33:5
 "The children which God has graciously given me."
Psalm 127:3
"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward."
An improper attitude toward our children:
2 Kings 17:16-20
"And they forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God.... And they burned their sons and daughters as offerings....Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of His sight."
Jeremiah 32:35
"And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters  to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin."
Jeremiah 7:31
"And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart."
On the surface it might seem that these verses are irrelevant to us today; however, each year in this country approximately 1.5 million babies are sacrificed by their parents. They are not cast into the fiery mouth of Baal; they are aborted instead. The results are the same. They are all very innocent ; they are all very dead. We, as a Nation, are guilty. Since Roe vs. Wade, January 22, 1973, our laws have allowed the killing of innocent preborn babies.



OPERATION RESCUE LYRICS
By: Bad Religion
It's an SOS, sent out telepathically
Signs of our distress, don't allow complacency
We need restoration now, of our integrity
And a drastic bold reminder, of our morality
The rectifyin' troop is here
The ones we needed all these years
To stop the heinous wrongdoings
And verify our moral benevolence as a people
Operation, operation rescue
They're here to right our fall
They've heard our troubled call
Operation, operation rescue
You wonder where they come from
But I just wonder why they're here at all
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
(Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa)
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo
(Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa)
Life ever after is what they're in business for
See them brandish the key to our kingdoms' door
It's persuasive a part of, part of you and me
But not overwhelming as they wish it to be
If no one believed in Fairy tales
There's nothing they could do but fail
Yet everywhere we look someone is tryin' to
Reassure our moral Benevolence as a people
Operation, operation rescue
They're here to right our fall
They've heard someones troubled call
Operation, operation rescue
You wonder where they come from
But I just wonder what compels them all
Operation, operation rescue
Operation, operation rescue
You may wonder where they come from
But I just wonder what compels them all
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa






God knew David before he was born:
Psalm 139:13-15
"You did form my inward parts, you knit me together in my mother's womb...you knew me right well; my frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret..."

God speaks to Jeremiah showing that the child in the womb is a person:
Jeremiah1:4-5
"Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you."
 The entity in the womb is a baby:
Luke1:41-44
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy."
This is the same word (brephos) Luke uses in Luke 2:12,16 "You will find a baby lying in a manger." Luke 18:15,16 meaning infants and 1 Peter 2:2 "newborn babes."
 The following concerning John the Baptist: 
Luke 1:15
 "He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth."
 God knows the personalities of the unborn:
Genesis 25:23
"two nations are in thy womb" (Jacob and Esau) "and two manner of people."

Paul writes: 
Galatians 1:15
 "But when He had set me apart before I was born...and had called me through His grace."
Consider the most unique person of all, our Savior Jesus Christ. Unique as He is, the scriptures tell us that in His human nature He was to be like us in every way.
Hebrews 2:17
"Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest."
Is there any question of Jesus' personhood before birth? From the moment of conception to the day He died on the cross He lived in humanness like you and I.

What is man's (mankind's) worth:
Genesis 1:27
 "God created man in His own image."
Job 10:12
 "Thou hast granted me life."
Psalm 8
 "When I consider Thy heavens, the Works of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou doest take thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him? Yet Thou hast made him a little lower than God, And dost crown him with glory and majesty! Thou dost make him to rule over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet.... Oh Lord our Lord, How majestic is Thy name in all the earth."
Our attitude towards our fellow human beings:
(Living Bible Version) Proverbs 24:11-12
 "Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to death; don't stand back and let them die. Don't try to disclaim responsibility by saying you didn't know about it."
Murder is forbidden:
Jeremiah 7:6, 22:3,17 and Exodus 23:7
 "shed not innocent blood."
Proverbs 6:16-17
 "The Lord hates hands that shed innocent blood."
Exodus 20:13
"Thou shalt not kill."
Matthew 5:21
"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill..."
Unrepentant murderers will be punished by God:
Revelations 21:8
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth of fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
Revelations 22:15
"For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
Genesis 9:6
"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made He man."
Genesis 25:21
 "And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived."
Genesis 33:5
 "The children which God has graciously given me."
Psalm 127:3
"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward."
An improper attitude toward our children:
2 Kings 17:16-20
"And they forsook all the commandments of the Lord their God.... And they burned their sons and daughters as offerings....Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of His sight."
Jeremiah 32:35
"And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters  to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin."
Jeremiah 7:31
"And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart."
On the surface it might seem that these verses are irrelevant to us today; however, each year in this country approximately 1.5 million babies are sacrificed by their parents. They are not cast into the fiery mouth of Baal; they are aborted instead. The results are the same. They are all very innocent ; they are all very dead. We, as a Nation, are guilty. Since Roe vs. Wade, January 22, 1973, our laws have allowed the killing of innocent preborn babies.



OPERATION RESCUE LYRICS
By: Bad Religion
It's an SOS, sent out telepathically
Signs of our distress, don't allow complacency
We need restoration now, of our integrity
And a drastic bold reminder, of our morality
The rectifyin' troop is here
The ones we needed all these years
To stop the heinous wrongdoings
And verify our moral benevolence as a people
Operation, operation rescue
They're here to right our fall
They've heard our troubled call
Operation, operation rescue
You wonder where they come from
But I just wonder why they're here at all
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
(Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa)
Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo
(Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa)
Life ever after is what they're in business for
See them brandish the key to our kingdoms' door
It's persuasive a part of, part of you and me
But not overwhelming as they wish it to be
If no one believed in Fairy tales
There's nothing they could do but fail
Yet everywhere we look someone is tryin' to
Reassure our moral Benevolence as a people
Operation, operation rescue
They're here to right our fall
They've heard someones troubled call
Operation, operation rescue
You wonder where they come from
But I just wonder what compels them all
Operation, operation rescue
Operation, operation rescue
You may wonder where they come from
But I just wonder what compels them all
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa, yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa
Yaa yaa yaa yaa yaa


Please help me to respond to natural disasters as a Billy Graham Rapid Response Chaplain and support God's Extended Hand homeless ministry by purchasing my first and new e-book released this year by selecting this link:
Making America Righteous-Again: From Bitterness To A Delight Kindle Edition
by Michael D. Tobin (Author)  https://www.amazon.com/Making-America-Righteous-Again-Bitterness-Delight-ebook/dp/B01A1JPHUC

You may support my efforts through my paypal account at this link:https: //www.paypal.me/michaeldt



Censored Files Series ep1 "New Indie Music, Words Without Knowledge, and Ukraine": 1st aired, Feb 12, 2022. Censored on Feb 16, 2024

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