Tom Fisher Had a Great Gathering of Sheep This Year - Study the Psalms

 

From Tom Fisher - Psalms and the King James Bible

 

Dear Pastor Jackson,

I pray for you constantly!  

Your work in the efficacious living Word of God is so necessary for all of us: FAITH OF JESUS AND FAITH IN JESUS. 

I hope you are feeling good and getting good food and restful sleep!!!

Mark and especially Jean love the Psalms in the King James Bible so I am texting Psalms and also comforting verses from John.

Thank you for being faithful to God's living efficacious Word in the King James Bible!

The old barn is being renewed with new pole barn. I have been helping the construction crew as they are short handed. Hopefully the weather will cool off.

In Christ,

Tom Fisher

Hi Tom and Friends.

I read the Psalms the twice a day  - or more. Thank you for your encouragement. Most people today are ignoring this verse and pursuing fads. 

KJV Psalm 92:2

KJV 92 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High: 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

Tom Fisher Is Having Great Challenges

 

Dear Pastor Jackson,

Please pray God will restore me to full health and strength. Caring for all my livestock in this extreme heat has taken it's toll on my health and strength.

Especially pray God will help me write my next article on Holy Baptism. My Baptism into Christ is precious to my soul. 

In Christ,

Tom Fisher

How Often Do We Have a Chance for This Passage!

 

Isaiah 53 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53. 

Tom Fisher - God, Who at Sundry Times And in Divers Manners Spake in Time Past...

 Dear Pastor Jackson,

Listening to God the Father speak directly to His Son is eternally comforting:

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Hebrews 1

Here we are overwhelmingly convinced by God the Father that Jesus is true God and true man in one person for us. Jesus is our High Priest forever. The comforting Words of God the Father overwhelmingly convince us to confidently believe this:

So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:5-6

Jesus speaks comforting Words to us after His resurrection from the dead. He overwhelmingly convinces us to believe He is both God and man in one person for us.

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. Luke 24:36-53

Jesus took all our sins upon Himself:

 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:24-25

In Christ,

Tom Fisher

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Tom Fisher's Beautiful Sheep

 

Does anyone else stare at these tender lambs? They are innocent, small, and easily attacked. Food and water are near them, but so are the predators.

The Lamb of God is the ultimate power and the most danger for all other figures, even though He is the symbol of weakness and purity. That is because the Lamb is central, not merely one of many. 

Reading the Psalms from the Middle to the Beginning

 

I always found the Psalms a problem for me, simply because the beginning is used too often (my fault) - and the great Psalms are likely to be overlooked.

As I wrote earlier, Psalm 36 is a masterpiece in showing us how to handle our emotions and act according to God's wisdom and outcome. 

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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Constant blessings are wonderful for all.

Psalm 34

34 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

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Psalm 24

24 The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 

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Psalm 8

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Tom Fisher's lambs.

Tom Fisher's Regain of Strength, Plus 33 Ewes Lambing

 

Tom Fisher	Tue, Apr 14, 6:47 PM (2 days ago)
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Thank you Pastor Jackson for your prayers!  I am feeling much better and steadily regaining my strength. I think I over exerted myself putting temporary fence up to contain my bull. It seems everything needs to be done all of a sudden. I have three more cows to calve and one perhaps two are having trouble carrying their calf to full term. My 33 ewes begin lambing May 1.

In Christ,

Tom Fisher

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GJ - It is a pleasure to see the modern farms at work, to realize how much is reflected in the Scriptures today.

Tom Fisher and Psalm 46

 

Tom Fisher	6:05 AM (2 hours ago)
to me

Dear Pastor Jackson,

Please pray God will end the wars quickly. Pray God will restrain wicked warmongers in the United States, Israel, Russia, and other countries. 

Satanic, insane war rhetoric coming now from our own country is murderously unthinkable. Pray God will restrain our own government and Israel from committing unthinkable war atrocities by using the most horrid weapons imaginable.

Satan is a murderer. God is for life and peace. Satanic men promote and glorify war, murder, and unthinkable destruction. 

God has promised to cause wars to cease to the end of the world. We must pray with firm unwavering faith in God's promise to end wars. 

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

In Christ,

Tom Fisher