To See JESUS CHRIST!
1 Timothy 4:15 “Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.” For Pilgrims’ Progression! Advancing through lifethis naturally seemsto be certain asif it’s a given. Expectantly set,with goals and with hopes,yet too often such gainssoon go missing. This surely becauseour sight has left CHRIST.Instead “looking behind”,we […]
Read More For Pilgrims’ Progression!Hebrews 3:6 “But CHRIST is faithful over GOD’s house as a Son. And we are HIS house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.” WHO…is CHRIST! As HIS Stations! The wicked oft mimicthe faults of the righteouswho err yet repentwith regret…then depart. But those of the Shadowsrepeat with Irreverence!False […]
Read More As HIS Station!Psalm 95:2 “Let us come before HIM with thanksgiving and praise HIM with music and song!” Still Counting! How many times haveYOU sent us an angelto spare our frail fleshfrom yet one moreattack? How often have webeen rescued fromdanger after ourFaith fell short,demonstrating whatlacked? Oh the number exceedscomprehensible terms;Every measure equatesto a changing conclusion! So […]
Read More Still Counting!Psalm 63:1b “My soul thirsts for YOU; my flesh faints for YOU, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Reviving Stagnant Waters! When the flow of HIS living water is blocked by our walls of denial… When the flood of GOD’s SPIRIT is channeled away to the point that it […]
Read More Reviving Stagnant Waters!John 15:4 “Abide in ME, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in ME”. Our Subsidized Housing! Oh woe to such fleshclaiming independence…as if set apart FROMthe presence of GOD. Yes! Woe to such foolishand faithless of vesselswho […]
Read More Our Subsidized Housing!Isaiah 26:3: “YOU keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on YOU, because he trusts in YOU”. Daily Pursuing HIS High Ground! What difference to chase“higher ground” than“some place”! But! Only to thosewho stay focused on CHRIST. Else both elevationsare idols in type;each with consequencenone can avoid. Thus what seek thee now?Will it […]
Read More Daily Pursuing HIS High Ground!Colossians 2:14 “And HE has blotted out, by HIS authority, the bill of our debts which were against us and HE took it from our midst and nailed it to HIS cross!” The Cross Between! There’s a cross betweenNight and The Lightwhere Gray exists,and even surges… …at an intersectionwhere the middleground holds partsof both. Though […]
Read More The Cross Between!1 Peter 5:6: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under GODs mighty hand, that HE may lift you up in due time”. Elevation’s Assigned Timing! To be passed by, ignored andwalked over,although “next in line” stillfound waiting… …is more than some slightor mistake when one’s lifeis engaged in the bestof behaviors. So it seems as what weperceive – […]
Read More Elevation’s Assigned Timing!Matthew 8:27 “And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey HIM?” The Elements’ Example! The icicles dripping create even more when the temperature falls once again. The snowfall increases when passing marks freezing yet in between come the ice storms. Then the mixture of ice and […]
Read More The Elements’ Example!John 1:1 “In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD.” CHRIST, the WORD! Fool’s treasure/Self’s pleasuresprove worthlessas “gains”… With diluted,convoluted,and valuelessclaims. For such seeksthe world; aftersuch they allchase! So value the goldof THE WORD…Yes! HIS NAME! As HIServant sorting through my own pockets and thoughts to […]
Read More CHRIST, the WORD!2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the LORD WHO is the SPIRIT.” With Light’s Mindset! Rejoice for the morning has vanquished the night! Just as promised, HIS Light, […]
Read More With Light’s Mindset!Proverbs 11:2 “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.” Casting Up Glory! One might bolster Self’s pride when having obtained greater knowledge than that of their peers. Insincerely applying their heightened awareness, so Trust fades and soon…disappears. “Don’t be hard on yourself!” so the Shadows suggest. What you’ve learned shines […]
Read More Casting Up Glory!Proverbs 30:5-6 “Every word of GOD proves true; HE is a shield to those who take refuge in HIM. Do not add to HIS words, lest HE rebuke you and you be found a liar.” Sticking to the WORD! When jokes told forty years agoare now defined “offensive”… When simple humors are malignedand further deemed […]
Read More Sticking to the WORD!Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of GOD is eternal life in CHRIST JESUS our LORD.” Of Everlasting Value! Almost all they’dgathered as valuable“someday”…differedvastly depending onTime. What was new becameold. Thus “worthkeeping” — debated.Yet how great theircollection kept growing! As such. things whichfaded much faster “stillstayed”…adding ontoeach other as […]
Read More Of Everlasting Value!Romans 5:8 “But GOD shows HIS love for us in that while wewere still sinners, CHRIST died for us.” The Consistency of HIS Love! Many blatant attacksagainst decent behaviorare led by those who wouldsoon act as if saints. Then! For the cameras playingas though they’re the victims,such fools display hearts filledwith darkened contempt. So hard […]
Read More The Consistency of HIS Love!Zephaniah 3:17a “The LORD your GOD is in your midst, a mighty ONE WHO will save…” Embracing our SOURCE! A battery’s power is loweredwith usage. Fuel sourcesdiminish when load is applied. Renewable levels of energythen are what everyone dailydesires through life. But how often Lack isdiscovered within! In wavesof Frustration, we sinkwithout Strength! Even more […]
Read More Embracing our SOURCE!1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is GOD’s will for you in CHRIST JESUS.” With Paired Pursuit! Bring HIS prayer song with each morning and HIS praise with each evening. Lift CHRIST’s NAME with the Dawn and keep singing — believing! For with the sunrise and each […]
Read More With Paired Pursuit!Ephesians 5:8 “…for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the LORD; walk as children of Light!” As Living Life Lights! Let us leave this world behind while yet remaining as HIS witness. Let us press towards our calling as our most important business. By abandoning those thoughts which fuel the flesh […]
Read More As Living Life Lights!John 1:29 “The next day John saw JESUS coming toward him and said, “Look, the LAMB of GOD, WHO takes away the sin of the world!” Rapture’s Retrieval! Would you choose the LAMB from the midst of all choices? Would HE be your zeal and longing? Yea, would you be drawn by Self’s Wisdom to […]
Read More Rapture’s Retrieval!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might!” By HIS Power! What sword when it’s magnified looks even sharper; No matter how close to its edge one becomes. Or what rope grows much stronger the more it is stretched without worry of fraying or breaking? In like manner […]
Read More By HIS Power!Isaiah 42:8 “I am the LORD; that is MY NAME; MY glory I give to no other, nor MY praise to carved idols.” Lifting and Living Up! Often we’re found making names for ourselves in the flesh. With such temporal titles then Self takes the spotlight in Error. So! Thank GOD for the banner of […]
Read More Lifting and Living Up!1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as HE is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of JESUS HIS SON cleanses us from all sin.” Clothed in Righteousness! From all uncleannesscleansed whiter than snow;Made whole through HISblood-bought Redemption. Saved from ourselveswithout merit nor strength,so we cling […]
Read More Clothed in Righteousness!Micah 7:7 “But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the GOD of my salvation; my GOD SHALL hear me!” Soul Watching, Sole Waiting! When shall the feet of the LORD touch the floor of our skies up above? Tell me — When? Oh when will our Faith become […]
Read More Soul Watching, Sole Waiting!Psalm 59:16: “But I will sing of YOUR strength; in the morning I will sing aloud of YOUR steadfast love.” Renewal’s Refueling! What’s resurgent and new;what repeats till refreshed….is HIS SPIRIT’s indwellingour souls. What Folly befalls uswhen quench we HIS movements!By Stagnation’s restraints then…we’re slowed. But with all who remainwhose spiritual footstepskeep pressed in HIS […]
Read More Renewal’s Refueling!Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Through HIM we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of GOD.” One and Two! When a spouse quickly passes,a void […]
Read More One and Two!Isaiah 6:8 “And I heard the voice of the LORD saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Ever Ride Ready! Over two hundred fiftyyears past did he ride,bringing warning tothose round about. “Rise! The British arecoming and soon theirdrums drumming shallbeat in your […]
Read More Ever Ride Ready!2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach The WORD; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction.” Serving Through the Storm! Set your affections on WHO reigns above and those here yet remaining who’ve not met HIM yet. Yes! Displaying our love for The LORD is best […]
Read More Serving Through the Storm!2 Corinthians 3:5 “Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from GOD…” Staying Hidden! What’s the best a soul can liftwithout hands and just their heart?Where’s the rest someone can gainwhile standing still? It’s HIS praise with Zeal’s heightsfor their peace inside whichCHRIST gives […]
Read More Staying Hidden!Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD,” Supernaturally Gained! The gap between “Highest!”and just “one step down” ismuch further than rulerscan measure. Such space though appearingas nearest and next is, in fact,beyond distant and pastlesser pressure. So! Those reaching the top havea disciplined manner. They’vepracticed through everyfatigue and […]
Read More Supernaturally Gained!1 Corinthians 15:53 “For thiscorruptible must put onincorruption, and this mortalmust put on immortality.” Fire Proving! Fire can only prove steadfast content which is made of such things which cannot be consumed. But wood, hay and stubble, unlikein all manner, will burn in an instant; no more to be used. Be then one transformed by […]
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