Engraved on the Palms of God's hands Isaiah 49: 13-16

Engraved on the Palms of God's hands Isaiah 49: 13-16

All our afflictions in life should always bring us to the foot of Jesus' Cross as we abandon trust in self and turn to believing on Jesus and trusting  in His Shed blood to deliver us from our sins, not just our temporary afflictions.

My Poem:   On the Palms of God's Hands!
By Joseph Valentino

On the palms of God's Hands; Though dim and grim my circumstances maybe;

though I be surrounded by enemies of disfavor, they would attack to destroy me;

though my afflictions may surround me like the sea;

Take heart! and Rejoice! He will never forget me!

On His hands I see, not only my name, but my life and His compassion is on me;

for He has engraved me with every detailed line, and inscribed me on the palm of His hands forever be thine. JV

The Faithfulness of our Sovereign God to reveal His love and compassion to not forget His people in their affilctions; Be alert and guarded against a blinding focus in our afflicatins that we forget God's faithfulness to His promises to reveal His love and compassion to us in His Son; The Extent of God's Great Faithfulness, love and compassion is greater than the love a mother has for her infant baby and Permanent to be inscribed on the Palm of God's Hands!

To find in the Lord, to be most satisfied and Loved Psalm 23:

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows. 6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Psalm 23 is a Psalm of David, a great psalm of Comfort that Reveals God’s Providential Care in the life of his people and may you see God’s providential care in your life to Preserve and Sustain you; to protect and comfort; to vindicate and promote; and to Reward you with eternal preservation to the end for glorification and Everlasting life. As a result of David’s treasure in the Lord he made a simple but profound resolve in his heart to declare this uncontested declaration and Resolve: "The Lord is my Shepherd I Shall not Want!"


There is no Greener pastures than what God Provided in His Son, if you think that Jesus is not the green pasture you are looking for; you will never find greener pastures except in the full sufficiency of the ultimate Green pasture of God's provision in His Only begotten Son! Try and find it in your own efforts, merits, good works and pleasures--the pasture that you seek in your own design will turn up thorns, thistles and weeds of dry rocky ground and your soul will always be in want, in this life and for all eternity in deep darkness of a Christless existence of eternal torment!

Perseverance in Prayer! Jesus did! and at that, on the Cross! Psalm 22:1-2

Perseverance in Prayer! Jesus did! and at that, on the Cross and the third Day, God the Father Called Him out of the Tomb in the Glory of His Resurrection!


1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish? 2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. Psalm 22:1-2

"45 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. 46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me”-- Matthew 27:45

"30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit." John 19:30

"46 Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”[e] When he had said this, he breathed his last." Luke 23: 46

Sometimes when we pray, we feel that our prayers to God go into the clouds unanswered, as a result of the present agony and distress of life that we are undergoing at the moment. But take heart! and continue in prayer, Jesus Did! And in the agony of His pain and suffering on the cross, He cried out in prayer as He was undergoing His present distress and agony of  being forsaken on the cross; yet He persisted in prayer on the Cross and cried out it is, "finished!" And Cried again, “Father into your Hands, I commit my Spirit” and breathed his last, and it seemed that on the cross Jesus’ prayers of forsaken went away unanswered but in God the Father’s plan and purpose the Delay to Jesus’ answer to prayer was delayed three days unto the glory of His Resurrection, and Did God the Father ever call Jesus out of the tomb unto His glorious Resurrection and Ascension, and was Jesus’ prayer ever answered, Indeed!

Our Distresses, agony, pain and sufferings in life come that we may, like Jesus, make them known to God the Father and release them into His Providential care and Sovereignty during the times of our great agony, pain, and distresses, as John Calvin Comments on this text, “unburden them, as it were, into His bosom”

John Calvin Quotes[Commenting on Ps. 22:2] "The true rule of praying is, therefore, this, that he who seems to have beaten the air to no purpose, or to have lost his labor in praying for a long time, should not, on that account, leave off, or desist from that duty. Meanwhile, there is this advantage which God in his fatherly kindness grants to his people, that if they have been disappointed at any time of their desires and expectations, they may make known to God their perplexities and distresses, and unburden them, as it were, into his bosom."

" In the beginning God created "--Genesis 1:1 There is no Random Chance happening here!

" In the beginning God created "--Genesis 1:1



There is no Random Chance happening here! Hence, live life not under mere chance--there is no luck in life at all!

It is all directed by the Sovereign hand of God!

An unrelenting purpose and direction not directed by chance or luck, but Directed by the Providential Hand of the Sovereignty of God--and Such sovereign governance is never guided by blind fate of random selection of luck and chance, but is Indeed planned, purposed, executed and created by The Sovereign God of the Universe!

…For the Purpose of Prayer! I Peter 4: 7-10

…For the Purpose of Prayer! I Peter 4: 7-10

7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms—I Peter 4:7-10

Praying will keep you from sin and sin will keep you from praying.
Engaging in drugs, Pot Smoking and binge Drinking of Alcohol and Sex addictions will never lead you to an activity of Praying. Engaging in Prayer will never lead you to mind altering influences and addictions. "...Lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil..." --Matthew 6:13

The Apostle Peter, in light of the Divine Inspiration of the Holy Spirit,  reminds believers the end of all things is near. In light of such a view of the end of all things, how should the believer and elect of God Live? He gives Two beatitudes to keep the Church focused on Prayerfulness “Be Alert” and Be of “Sober Mind”.

“Therefore” in light of the end of all things is near…”Be Alert” this involves watchfulness against the taunts of the sin cursed self to dominate the believer and Watchfulness against the conformity to the world in rebellion against God, His Son, The Word and the Church in conformity to sin and ungodliness.

It follows, if you are not watchful and alert, you will not dedicate your life to prayer. Indeed, you won’t pray at all! The body of sin will seek its control over you and the taunts of the flesh, the world and the devil will seek to immobilize you and keep you from Praying.

The second, beatitude is be of “Sober Mind” The State Arizona, since it legalized Pot smoking, is now having a Marijuana fest, and I can assure you that those who are smoking Marijuana at that festival are of a mind of stupor and dizziness, none of them will engage in activity of Prayer, they will engage in social highness leading them to being foolish and light headed. Henceforth, it follows, that those under the influence of mind altering drugs and Alcohol will never be of a sound mind to Pray! Nor will they engage in the activity of Prayer.

Not so with the Believer, the Elect of God, they are to guard there life and be alert and of sober mind to preserve a life everyday of prayer, to be in communion continually with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, in light of the view and perspective that the end of all things is near!

The reign of Evil is but an Explosion that passes, and afterward Eternal punishment! Genesis 3:15; Romans 16:20

The reign and terror of evil is but an explosion that passes and afterwards the terrors of Evil and Satan will have Eternity of God's  wrath punishing the Evil doers!

Genesis 3:15--15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Romans 16:20--The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Satan's head has been crushed by Jesus on the Cross, the striking of the heal in Genesis 3:15 is the sting of Death that Jesus drank of the full cup of God's wrath for the penalty of my sin, Drank it and yet conquered it in His Resurrection.

The serpents head was crushed indeed, yet the reign of evil and terror seems to haunt us from every age and generation--Why?

I look at the head of the serpent crushed, but the body of the serpent is still wiggling around and writhing in great thrashing, and in this thrashing it takes many casualties and sweeps over with many blows of disaster and destruction.

Hence, whenever the reign of terror seems to strike in evil acts of bombings under the ideologies of hatred for liberty in this country and ultimately against those who believe in Jesus Christ, take heart, Oh!  believer!

It is only the serpents body and tail that seeks to paralyze in fear.

But the terror is only but a temporary explosion, once detonated and it is set off, and the perpetrators of such evil acts of terror are either killed or captured, their reign of terror no more!

Though temporary it was, now is the eternal consequence ever so great and there is no escaping, there is no temporary passing over, but only the fearful expectation of God's judgment!

And such is the consequence in all Holiness, justice and eternal condemnation ever unending smoke of their torment going up forever for all those who chose to follow in the evil acts of unbelief in Jesus Christ.

Such an outcome can only be executed by God, alone, for He says in His word: for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord!

Deuteronomy 32:35:
"It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”

In light of such Evil acts of Terror surrounding us, how then should the believer and Elect of God in Jesus Christ live?

According to the Apostle Paul's Exhortation to the Roman Believers, give a listen:

"Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.Do not be conceited. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12: 14-21)

Evil is like a reign of terror in a split second explosion that does its damage immediately, yet once it is in a split second done and finished  the perpetrators of those evil acts will ever experience the eternal explosion of God's wrath--and this will never cease! There will be regret but it will be too late to reverse.

Behold! Now is the day of Salvation, now is the time to repent and believe on Jesus and live a life worthy of the eternal calling--even the elect ones chosen by God!

"For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation." --
(2 Corinthians 6:2)

Jesus my Rock! My unshakable Fortress in shakable times! Psalm 62, Matthew 19:16-19

The great confession of Faith in the person of the Eternal Son of God, reveals  Jesus' Divine Nature!

It is also a confession of Faith to believe in the testimony of His Death on the Cross and Resurrection from the Dead.

The confession of Faith  proves to be a great foundation for which the Church is built upon.

Such a Great fortress is an unshakable fortress to which no threat in this life is ever able to shake or destroy.

It is an unshakable fortress and foundation that endures through the ages!

An unshakable foundation and secure refuge that no power on earth is equaled to, or, can compare with, even in the face of bombs, Explosions, earthquakes and Temporal disasters; ever so unshakable to endure throughout every age and generation!

Psalm 62 declares it is for the purpose of the Glory of God to find rest in God alone!

In this Psalm, David likens God to a Rock, for when you go to look at a Mountain, you cannot help but see permanency!

When you go to the Rock, you cannot help but find God to be a Refuge, a place for shelter and protection from the storms and to be shielded from Enemies.

In this Psalm 62, David contrasts the permanency of God's Eternal Nature as a Mighty rock in contrast to the temporary nature of finite man, who is likened to a mere breath;

both lowborn men are a breath and high born men are a lie, to be weighed on the Scale they amount to nothing!

"9 Lowborn men are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie; if weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath. 10 Do not trust in extortion or take pride in stolen goods; though your riches increase do not set your heart on them"

Jesus Said to Simon, Peter, you are a rock a stone or pebble, upon The Rock—I will be my Church—The Rock Is Jesus,

He Refers Himself as The Rock! He Was declaring His Divine Nature, that Jesus is the Eternal Son of God in the flesh who is Our Salvation and unshakable fortress and Rock to which we can trust!

Peter declared the great confession of Faith given to him by God the Father, concerning  his view of Jesus, That Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God! Matthew 16:16-19.

Have you made this great confession upon the Rock, Jesus is the rock that is higher than anyone on this earth, have you made this great confession of faith and placed the pebble of your life upon the Rock of Salvation--Even Jesus Christ, My Great God and Savior! For Everlasting life!

Psalm 62[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;
    my salvation comes from him.
2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.

3 How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4 Surely they intend to topple me
    from my lofty place;
    they take delight in lies.
With their mouths they bless,
    but in their hearts they curse.[b]

5 Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
    my hope comes from him.
6 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7 My salvation and my honor depend on God[c];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;
    pour out your hearts to him,
    for God is our refuge.

9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.
10 Do not trust in extortion
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God,
12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”