To See JESUS CHRIST!
Genesis 27:28 “Now may GOD give you of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and an abundance of grain and new wine…” Oh the scales are weighty,uplifting one side…and foundthen decreasing the other… …just like “Light lowered” lets theincursion of Shadows surroundany source of CHRIST’s glow. Although nothing covers the […]
Read More Morning Dew, Heaven’s Oil!2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake HE made HIM to be sin WHO knew no sin, so that in HIM we might become the righteousness of GOD!” Hallelujah! Sovereignly Tailored! Generous LORD, our Gracious Redeemer, we bow down our hearts, drawing nigh to THY throne. In YOUR presence is Joy which o’erwhelms us right now […]
Read More Sovereignly Tailored!Proverbs 15:1 “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Surrendering into “First!” When “being right” becomes wrongfor our lives — without question;where the scars on our heartsare still waiting to heal… When “the win” we assumed wouldcome with our expressions,in fact, brings no blessing norgrander appeal… Then our wounds […]
Read More Surrendering into “First!”Isaiah 41:13 “For I the LORD your GOD will hold your right hand, saying to you, “Fear not; I will help you!” Reviewing Refill Requests! Best caring for othersisn’t bringing them wateror food if it lets them stayright where they are. For the voids of the worldare not worth refillingwhen doing so onlypermits greater scars. […]
Read More Reviewing “Refill” Requests!Matthew 10:7 “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand!” “Hide or Seek?” A vault is a leap or a stronghold;a certain move forwardor bound within place.Yet without any context, noneknow the intentsave whoever made this word mentioned. Then people took note once such detailwas further explained. Yet they still“picked […]
Read More “Hide or Seek?”Mark 16:15 “And HE said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation!” Exhaling Loudly! The Call of the Wildis carried by Silence;compelling one’sheartstrings be played. Performing according tounwritten notes, itbreathes swiftlythrough soulful displays. Yea, quiet as churchmice yet bolder than lions,so each, to its purpose,is drawn. But […]
Read More Exhaling Loudly!Luke 10:33 “But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.” You, Samaritan — Good! With unconfessed sins, so one remains “sinner” under label of Darkness, winningjust their Conviction.Those blatant, repeated and “winked at” in part which continue are such …that require Eviction! But don’t […]
Read More You, Samaritan — Good!Luke 17:32 “Remember Lot’s wife!” Passing the Past backwards! If one went back in Time,intending Corrections,fixing every mistake…only more would occur. For all the Good given,and saving of feelings;of unnumbered rescuesand words purely said… …they’d all surely vanish!Then! Where would we be?So don’t go back in Time;don’t unsave those Redeemed! Moving forward in union,let us […]
Read More Passing the Past backwards!Ephesians 5:1 “Therefore be imitators of GOD, as beloved children!” Living, Words! Serve the LORD with gladness, not Despair…running quickly in HIS footprints without Fear. Ignore the urge to grieve for lengthy times and cast off those chains which claim to bind you there. So examine very closely whose reflection they will see for all […]
Read More Living, Words!Proverbs 8:7 “For my mouth will utter Truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.” Things GOD Never Said! “Be a scorn-casting CHRISTian; be lukewarmat best!Just show Love yet be quick with Self righteous offense!” “Be boastful and bold — as though your words are Truth;even speak for ME through the opinions of youth!” Yet […]
Read More Things GOD NEVER Said!2 Corinthians 4:7 “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to GOD…and not to us!” Our “Empty” Pursuit! How great is our FATHER’sso gracious abundanceWHO moves without maliceand gives without price.WHO chooses us alwaysand never forsakes! HE granted our soulswithout measure nor summarybecause of Forever we […]
Read More Our “Empty” Pursuit!James 1:22 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Faith’s Sweetened Lemonade! What if — unsqueezed — a lemon is left?Where no juice is expressed from the pressures outside?Can it aid in producing a lemonade beverage if never its peel revealswhat’s inside? Yea, Faith is the same when we shelter.When […]
Read More Faith’s Sweetened Lemonade!Psalm 59:12a “For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride.” The Sin of Near Exclusivity! As the fool’s evolution of progress from Nothing, forgetting the ONE WHO created their thoughts; Take they Praise’s great accolades “as if Self made” and ignore The Beginning …at which […]
Read More The Sin of Near Exclusivity!James 1:9 “Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted…” And the Last shall be! No matter one’s stance at its height; it’s not greater than Humble’s expression — prostrate. No matter our self- assessed strengths;they’re not stronger than CHRIST’s WHO set HIS Cross — straight! Now stand we in HIM […]
Read More And the Last shall be!Psalm 91:5 “You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day…” GOD’s Guarantee! Dearest LORD, protect us from and heal us with those scripts prescribed… …which the world markets to us as what’s needed for our lives. As a Trojan horse deceiving so they seem and […]
Read More GOD’s Guarantee!James 1:6 “But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.” Healing Skeptics! The skeptics of CHRIST, in the lives of believers, skip over the works whichHE does through such hearts… …who reassure others that HE shall […]
Read More Healing Skeptics!John 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and the WORD was GOD.HE was in the beginning with GOD.” Following Through, Following Truth! What soul would continue in red lettered footprints if only they led to the Cross and no further? What heart would keep beating in tune with […]
Read More Following Through, Following Truth!Habakuk 2:2 “Then the LORD answered me and said, “Write down the vision and inscribe it clearly on tablets, so that one who reads it may run.” Delivery Confirmation! Passing Heresay is one thing. Passing messages along by “word of mouth” does not ensure delivery, let alone impact. But writing, editing, rehearsing and GIVING a […]
Read More Delivery Confirmation!John 3:30 “HE must increase, but I must decrease!” “Burning OUT Self” — on Purpose!” “Burnt out” by designconstrained lowest by choice…proves Self Disciplines’ rigorand personal Faith. “How so?” comes the call.“How does Loss become Gain…when my strength has been strippedfrom this long- broken frame? “Look up!” HE replies…“let MY rain drench your souluntil purged […]
Read More “Burning OUT Self” — on Purpose!”Titus 3:9 “But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.” Avoiding Dispassionate Debates! What’s Love got to do with “religious compassion” for how can “transactional care” replace CHRIST’s? How might “going through motions” achieve HIS affection? The Answer? They can’t…and they won’t. Despite this hard truth, […]
Read More Avoiding Dispassionate Debates!Proverbs 19:11 “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.” Let Faith Revive! Insults, InjusticeOffense and Contemptbattle Fairness and Goodnesswith GOD’s Compliments. But! HIS Love conquers;GOD’s got the last wordthus each onslaught of Evilreceives its own curse. So turning both cheeksthough oft gaining Pain…finds our souls lookingupwards because all […]
Read More Let Faith Revive!1 Thessalonians 5:22 “Abstain from every form of evil!” Escaping Sin’s Quagmire! Sin’s ultimate consequenceis no match for Sovereign love.The grave thus has no hold on me!Eternal freedom mine…as such! CHRIST‘s touch shall then bringRaptures’ height What rescue, HIS redemption…WHOSE blood has set this captivefree with spotless intervention! Let no one try to “out-sin” Gracenor […]
Read More Escaping Sin’s Quagmire!Psalm 77:12 “I will reflect on all YOU have done and meditate on YOUR actions!” Memories don’t negotiate.What happened can’t be changed.History’s threads — already woven —there remain. So whether brightly coloredthese reflections are…or nay,they cannot be reimagined— nor erased. Yet living in this present, thenlet us sew with Light…so when past these actions are,they’ll […]
Read More Our Path’s Pre-Reflections!John 20:31 “But these are written that you may believe that JESUS is The Messiah, the Son of GOD, and that by believing you may have life in HIS NAME!” First Love’s Renewal! HIS Love and affectionate, graceful Attention embraces those “CHRISTian”in name AND in deed. So because of GOD’s call heard regathering children, there […]
Read More First Love’s Renewal!Romans 12:10 “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor!” Sovereign Straw Selections! For Comparison’s sake, take a handful of straw. Weigh each piece as if equal…for so they appear. But how we address this mass measurement matters since some seem quite weighty whilst others feel light. So CHRIST’s Light makes […]
Read More Sovereign Straw Selections!Psalm 139:5 “YOU have enclosed me behind and before, and laid YOUR hand upon me.” Best Bound, Well Surrounded! LORD, leave this thorn within mewith this flesh of mine — still plagued;Lest forgetting — I continue in thoseways where Flesh has led! Oh GOD! Permit me thishaving “course-less” gone too oftenwithout YOUR guiding hand or […]
Read More Best Bound, Well Surrounded!1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong!” For This Last Mile! With the last ounceof Effort’s — allturns from liquidinto a gas… …where it’s burned asfuel — fully firedthen are we spentwholly for HIM. Up till that Timewe must press on —though pressures riseand pains increase. For […]
Read More For This Last Mile!Proverbs 11:25 “The generous soul will be made rich, and those who water will be watered as well.” HIS Hospital Staff! My cry is “Be JESUS!” when wounded souls cry to remind me which course of reaction be mine… …because of the ropes that great sacrifice ties! So may we each follow HIS footprints! For […]
Read More HIS Hospital Staff!Proverbs 30:7 “Two things I request of YOU (Deprive me not before I die): Two First Requests! How many souls withDeception — begin?Instead of with facts, theymove off-ward with Sin… Till, by Dark, consumed!As such, they pretendwhile fooling themselvesand…those who listen. So likewise — Treasure!Grant me just my lotfor soley YOUR willshall suffice, oh my […]
Read More Two First Requests!Psalm 107:20a “HE sent HIS WORD and healed them…” HIS Healing Infusions! Medicines “left behind” create questions. At times, since their value may worthless now seem. When those who once took them — now with HIM; so what further use is there for their prescriptions? But! Such benefits still can bring health to our souls […]
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