Be as The WORD!
To be like CHRIST, we must walk and talk like HE did. We must mean what we say and be truthful. HE has promised us good if we’ll seek first the kingdom of GOD, amen?
Read More Be as The WORD!Category: Bearing your cross
As HIS Station!
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!Carry On!
Galatians 6:2 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of CHRIST.” Carry On! When significant weightis removed from one’sshoulders;catching them so offguard with suchsudden release… Then the freedom itsabsence creates iso’erwhelming;Soon tears beginflowing with joyousIncrease! In this hour foundscarred but now helpedwith our burdens;may each wearied soulembrace CHRIST’slightened load! […]
Read More Carry On!Cross and the Lost…Carrying!
Luke 15:7 “Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance!” Cross and the Lost…Carrying! Pick up your cross then walk in HIS steps; without skipping those muddied or hardened. Seek out the lost who don’t go to […]
Read More Cross and the Lost…Carrying!Most Often!
Romans 1:12 “…that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Most Often! What if we couldn’t remember our pasts? Lessons learned then would soon be forgotten. Doomed to repeat and relearn endless trials would be ours if we walk without caution. So write down each training, log […]
Read More Most Often!HIS Crimson Talent!
Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” HIS Crimson Talent! Invest then HIS talent bestowed for your life. Pricelessly offered and paid in advance…. by HIS sacrifice, both eternal and full! Yea, CHRIST our REDEEMER with scarred, callous hands! So gather great […]
Read More HIS Crimson Talent!A Shared Time!
On a large movie screen, two people were seen deep in discussion. With all eyes riveted on the moving picture before them, they heard: “What if…(one of them said earnestly), when you looked across a crowd and saw faces…you also saw numbers? What if each soul had a four digit display, portraying the scope of […]
Read More A Shared Time!Torn Between!
Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is CHRIST, and to die is gain!“ Torn Between! We want YOU, LORD with less of “me” with each step taken. Yea, as we breathe! For how much angst with longing weighs us to see YOUR face! Oh come, LORD JESUS! Thus unfulfilled, leave not our frames; our […]
Read More Torn Between!GOD’s “Carry your cross!” Calling!
Matthew 26:40 “And HE came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And HE said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with ME one hour?” GOD’s “Carry your cross!” Calling! Often kneeling at Calvary, we pick up our crosses. Each morning such action should surely be seen. Without fail nor delay so it waits […]
Read More GOD’s “Carry your cross!” Calling!The Best Alterations!
Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” The Best Alterations! To be crushed by GOD is far better than to be set free by oneself. To be broken by HIS holy hand is greater than left whole […]
Read More The Best Alterations!Sacrificially Following!
Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto JESUS the Author and Finisher of our faith; WHO for the joy that was set before HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.” Sacrificially Following! When will YOU come reaching down for our souls which we uplift to […]
Read More Sacrificially Following!Perfectly Assigned!
Ephesians 4:1 “I therefore, a prisoner for the LORD, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…” Perfectly Assigned! As sinners GOD saved and saints HE corrects, so we are HIS children of purpose. Learning from errors to walk more direct, so THE WORD leads us forth in […]
Read More Perfectly Assigned!Broken Openings!
Isaiah 66:2 “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at MY WORD”. Broken Openings! HE’s JESUS, our leader of heav’nly behaviors WHOSE written WORD giv’n exceeds every treasure. HE is WHO redeemed us, our LORD and sole SAVIOUR WHOSE spoken words gifted […]
Read More Broken Openings!Helmet Wearing, Battle Ready!
Ephesians 6:17 “Take (put on!) the helmet of salvation and the sword of the SPIRIT, which is the WORD of GOD.” Helmet Wearing, Battle Ready! Who fights with savage zeal against the wickedness of Thought… where demonic interruptions teach what isn’t taught by GOD. Who musters every strength to stem that tide of darkened shadows? […]
Read More Helmet Wearing, Battle Ready!Extending HIS Purchase!
Mark 16:15 “Then HE said to them, “Go the whole world over, and proclaim the Good News to all mankind!” Extending HIS Purchase! I exchange all my stains for HIS grace shed so freely…for the shame every sin had engraved deep within me. With purpose and meaning, completely cleansed whole….so I call on HIS NAME […]
Read More Extending HIS Purchase!The Purpose of Now!
Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that HE WHO began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of JESUS CHRIST.” The Purpose of Now! Through Life the LORD equips us to grow closer to HIM. We’re given experiences to gain faith and more to share with others. […]
Read More The Purpose of Now!ONE’s Directions!
1 Peter 2:21 “For to this you were called, because CHRIST also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in HIS footsteps…” ONE’s Directions! GOD leads us through valleys and lifts us up mountains. HE makes us lie down by HIS waterfall fountains. How blessed are we then for HIS promises […]
Read More ONE’s Directions!Today’s Temperature!
Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your FATHER WHO is in heaven.” Today’s Temperature! None can unmelt each snowflake already in hand nor turn into water those found below freezing. But the heart which is broken can […]
Read More Today’s Temperature!Approaching HIS Level!
Ephesians 4:15 “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into CHRIST HSRLF, WHO is the Head.“ Approaching HIS Level! Who longs to be wrong about lingering longer… thus praying HIS sooner return will become… …the hour at Present? Are not these our thoughts as we’re watching for GOD to […]
Read More Approaching HIS Level!Intentionally Off-Course!
Acts 10:43 “To HIM all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in HIM receives forgiveness of sins through HIS NAME.” Intentionally Off-Course! Wastelands of blocks where injustice is valued speak volumes to each viewer. Observing the chaos while leaders claim “Progress!” proves only that Flesh surely fails. But GOD! HE has readied our […]
Read More Intentionally Off-Course!Keeping Up!
2 Chronicles 15:7 “But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” Keeping Up! Whatever hourHE’s chosen inyour Life for coursecorrection; Whichever soulsHE brings acrossour paths by HISdirection… with certainty knowthis! GOD’s timingstands withoutcritiquing. Therefore follow allHIS footprints andembrace the paceHE’s keeping! As HIServant keepingup with whollysurrendering […]
Read More Keeping Up!Equally Equipping! (Next. Level Faith)
2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.” Equally Equipping! (Next. Level Faith) GOD’s message to us,the “last page” of HISWORD, points to unionforever with HIM. The Beginning we knowhaving read it before inthe chapters whichGenesis holds. So with Now’s “in-between”we […]
Read More Equally Equipping! (Next. Level Faith)With Fullest Measure!
Matthew 22:37 “And HE said to him, “You shall love the LORD your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” With Fullest Measure! What breath or brushstroke will be “last”? Who knows their end? What facts exist? Those final acts shall come indeed. But who knows when […]
Read More With Fullest Measure!Getting Air!
Psalm 3:3 “But you, O LORD, are a Shield about me, my Glory, and the Lifter of my head!” Getting Air! For us to be found in right standing with GOD means we cannot be outside HIS footprints. For us to have Joy without equal requires we’re just in HIS presence without one exception. So […]
Read More Getting Air!Before The Finish Line!
Isaiah 55:6 “Seek the LORD while HE may be found; call on HIM while HE is near!” Before The Finish Line! In Hell, there’s no repentance; in Heaven, there’s only praise. Yet here while Life continues, the height of both remains. For HIS Joy comes through this pairing; giving all through whole surrender! So repent […]
Read More Before The Finish Line!Sacred Relief!
Ephesians 6:18 “Pray in the SPIRIT at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.” Sacred Relief! Spiritual hand-to-hand combat iswhat this hour feels like;armed just with the WORD and HIS armor. Ever grappling with those forces which Flesh […]
Read More Sacred Relief!Discarding False Weights!
Matthew 11:30 “For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light.” Discarding False Weights! Who can find fault to lay blame at GOD’s feet? Aren’t our ways of Flesh and not HIS which are perfect? Who can complain with the weight of HIS yoke? It is light beyond measure…compared with the worlds’! For this […]
Read More Discarding False Weights!Prepared…as Instructed!
Psalm 144:1 “Blessed be the LORD, my ROCK, WHO trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.” Prepared…as Instructed! When the tempest clouds swirl inward with wind-whipped waves surging… …when such darkness surrounds you, may — this — be in hand. Even more so, in heart and in mind — memorized — be […]
Read More Prepared…as Instructed!Two Birds, One Step!
John 12:26 “Whoever serves ME must follow ME; and where I am, MY servant also will be. MY FATHER will honor the one who serves ME.” Two Birds, One Step! Step forward once more, this morning, this hour…with prayer from the heart on your lips. Step backwards always from the sins of our flesh, while […]
Read More Two Birds, One Step!Following HIS LIGHT!
1 Peter 4:8 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” Following HIS LIGHT! Humility’s display is intrinsic…or not;thus adopted and foreign or natively known. Love’s depths mirror also this “Either/Or” stance with Care planted deep…or yet unsown. Thus humbled Affection surrendered to CHRIST will express HIS heart’s message […]
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