Isaiah 61: 61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.
6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
7 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
8 For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the LordGod will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Genesis 22: 18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice
God’s covenant with Abraham that all the nations of the earth would be blessed came to fruition with Jesus Christ. All of the covenant promises that God made are available to any who would believe in the atoning power of Jesus Christ. There was a fork in the road that I faced many years ago and my greatest wonder was, "God, I fear this path; because I fear it may not be the best for my children. His answer was, "I will protect and bless your children, obey me"–I did. He has more than fulfilled His promise from that day so long ago. I look upon my children and I marvel in their faith. Today is the birthday of Alberto and were I to write for the entire day, I could never tell you how wonderful of a man he has become. He follows God with a passion. He displays joy and hope through every circumstance. His wisdom comes from God, as it is far beyond his age. Though I many times have failed along this journey and did not know at times how best to be a mother; yet, God cared for my children and has blessed them. Happy Birthday Alberto, I love you
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