To See JESUS CHRIST!
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!Proverbs 25:28 “A soul without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Choosing the Right Keys! Found often driven are matchbox collections in which we travel distances great. Like using Emotional transports each day, so we make different vehicle choices. Thus the keys to our Laughter and Sadness are varied… just […]
Read More Choosing the Right Keys!Philippians 1:29-30 For it has been granted to you on behalf of CHRIST not only to believe in HIM, but also to suffer for HIM, 30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.” The Grant of GOD! A blessing, a privilege and wholly a […]
Read More The Grant of GOD!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!Proverbs 11:20 “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Happy Thanks-Making Day! Today is HIS day giving thanks, lifting praise. Every dawn brings us this gift to give back. So Thanks-Making is our commission assigned! Therefore water those round you until HE returns! As HIServant bent on fulfilling […]
Read More Happy Thanks-Making Day!Mark 13:33 “Be on guard, keep awake. for you do not know when the time will come.” Ever Faithfully Seeking! I’m praying for today though it may be tomorrow. My faith remains firm in HIS steps which I follow! HIS blood made me worthy with the Mercy I craved… yet if Time passes onward and […]
Read More Ever Faithfully Seeking!Romans 5:9 “Since, therefore, we have now been justified by HIS blood, much more shall we be saved by HIM from the wrath of GOD.” Thanks Giving Praise! None can save themselves from the devilish pit which the flesh itself keeps digging. But praise be to GOD for the gift of HIS SON WHOSE redeeming […]
Read More Thanks Giving Praise!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!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!Luke 9:23 “And HE said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow ME.” Yet Closer Still! LORD, Help us to live more fully for THEE without waver or doubt nor a “less than” belief. Grant us YOUR strength to shout louder each […]
Read More Yet Closer Still!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.” Lesser Forces! More and more forces greet me with each dawning. These senses of mine find them growing with age. Increasingly painful have mornings become with stiffness in joints and aches in my bones. Though slower this frame finally moves […]
Read More Lesser Forces!Proverbs 3:6 “In all your ways acknowledge HIM, and HE will make straight your paths.” Straight Forward! “Weak and without self control!” is the claim which so many believers hear echo within. Struggling with stepswherein Compromise hides, so such souls battle daily with oft disguised sin. Within footprints found which lead through darkened shadows, so […]
Read More Straight Forward!Psalm 73:28 “But for me it is good to be near GOD; I have made the LORD GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all YOUR works.” Closer Encounters! We compare ourselves in the mirror and with others. Our tendency then is critically set… …against any image which makes us “look bad”. With such […]
Read More Closer Encounters!Hebrews 13:15 “Through HIM then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to GOD, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge HIS NAME!” To: Everyone! Great is HIS NAME and greatly to be praised. Of all honor — worthy — WHO sets hearts ablaze. Whole deserving of worship is CHRIST WHO gives […]
Read More To: Everyone!Psalms 37:23 “The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the LORD: and he will take pleasure in his way.“ In HIS Order! The Soul questioned Discipline. “Where did you go? HIS WORD is spelled out, HIS footprints — well known.” The reply soon was heard. “Friend, I’ve always been here…like CHRIST. So my […]
Read More In HIS Order!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!Psalm 147:5: “Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; HIS understanding is beyond measure.” Already in Power! Before HE returns to rule and to reign in that instant of Time yet remaining… Both coming in power and might as HIS WORD has been written and sovereignly stating… then hear, oh believer! Be found fully […]
Read More Already in Power!“In GOD alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from HIM. 2 HE alone is my ROCK and my Salvation. HE is my fortress;I will never be shaken!”
Read More Psalm 61:1-2Psalm 145:2 “Every day I will bless YOU, and I will praise YOUR NAME forever and ever.” Praise Exclamation Points! Shout to the LORD GOD JEHOVAH; Lift HIS praise with the volume of trumpets! Sing of HIS greatness, HIS p’wer and protection; exalt HIM as Guide and your Compass! For The NAME above all calls […]
Read More Praise Exclamation Points!Philippians 2:25 “I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need…” Five Titles! We call upon others with names or with titles. Even “family” or “friend” can be one and the same. Thus we beckon to each with […]
Read More Five Titles!Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for YOU are my Praise!” Healing’s LORD! Distraction’s eyes Disappointment’s heart Depression’s mind and Defeated’s hands… …all meet their cure in JESUS’ face within HIS NAME WHO made them. And countless more find at HIS feet the […]
Read More Healing’s LORD!Romans 12:11 “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the LORD.” Full Volume Service! By YESHUA’s spoken will have we been chosen! Oh, give praise! Drawn by sovereign staff into HIS fold, so we partake of Grace. Why then are you downcast, my soul? HIS reign above is endless. None can […]
Read More Full Volume Service!Proverbs 18:10 “The NAME of the LORD is our fortified Tower; the righteous run to it (HIM) and are safe.” Our REDEEMER’s Refuge! What tower pursued is known only as JESUS? What power exists other than our CREATOR’s? Every piece of the puzzle and thread in Life’s fabric is already set by HIS hands which […]
Read More Our REDEEMER’s Refuge!Luke 10:19 “Behold! I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the (demonic) enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” Fighting Faithfully! In CHRIST’s NAME and HIS power, confront every demon. Not the host who it binds, but that spirit behind them. We aren’t subject to devils […]
Read More Fighting Faithfully!Psalm 145:18 “The LORD is near to all who call on HIM, to all who call on HIM in truth.” Nearer, my GOD! As opposed to one foot in front of the other; “two steps behind” meets with Sin. One progresses, two decline so when following GOD, we must keep our pace just with HIS. […]
Read More Nearer, my GOD!Matthew 14:31 “JESUS immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Doubt Relief! None can reach down to their own drowning Self and taste rescue outside of Faith’s height. For those believing like waves tossed both forwards and back cannot see […]
Read More Doubt 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!Revelation 1:5: “And from JESUS CHRIST, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To HIM WHO loves us and has released us from our sins by HIS blood!” HIS Apostrophe’s Power! How can our vessels be stained and impure yet found spotless? How is it […]
Read MoreActs 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved!” The HERO’s Effort! It took a hero without sin WHOSE sacrificed life bought this wretchfrom depths of Self staining. Only ONE matched that role which CHRIST filled without […]
Read More The HERO’s Effort!Nahum 1:7 “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; HE knows those who take refuge in HIM.” And…HE WILL! Our Heavenly FATHER knows flesh often frail…fails more than one wants to. Ask Paul! So how great compassion HE showers on those who acknowledge their personal faults! No hidden agenda, no camouflaged […]
Read More And…HE WILL!
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