At Dawn’s First Light!

1 Chronicles 16:11 “Seek the LORD and HIS strength; seek HIS presence continually!” At Dawn’s First Light! Beginning the day,whether late or on schedule,requires proactive submission. First coming to CHRIST,with hearts which are listening,is far more important than speaking. Before requests making,Grade every petition with silencefirst pondering glory! For GOD’s story assignedneeds no words than […]

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Elbowing Ahead!

Psalm 95:1 “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the ROCK of our salvation!” Elbowing Ahead! What encouragement those arein CHRIST;The Body who speaks of HIS NAMEwith great reverence! Whether knee or a hand makes no difference, no mattersince their voice is lifting the LORD’s…with great praise! […]

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Once a Pharisee…

Proverbs 30:12 “There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth.” Once a Pharisee… Talking over, not under; interrupting atwill with one’s voice and their words — contradicting… …so no credence they gain! Nay, Respect is most absent. Yet louder and bolder such souls — “Self!” proclaim! […]

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The (Re)Gathering Body!

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or more are gathered in my name, there am I with them.” The (Re)Gathering Body! When shall our loved onesagain gather with us; whowill willingly come withoutPressure’s advance? Or how much Persecution isneeded — reminding —that we must drawn as HISfabric— together? Dwell in Unity, yea! Side-by-side,hand-in-hand…Lifting up one another […]

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Sent Other-ward!

1 Peter 4:10 “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of GOD’s varied grace…” Sent Other-ward! Royalty’s Heightsacrificedfor our lives…Hallalujah! Love’s load wearingCross bearingGrace sharingSAVIOUR… is CHRIST soley!Ours — onlyanswer toprayer! So live holygive fully,love wholly —others! As HIServant surely sent in your service, Whitney Devotional: Matthew […]

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No Victim nor Foe!

Philippians 2:8 “And being found in appearance as a man, HE humbled HIMSELF and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” No Victim nor Foe! Daily putting down Pridewhich gets picked up too quickly,both attacker and victimare found within Self. So sure of our truths whichare separate from Scripturethere […]

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Changing the Same!

Exodus 8:32 “But Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also; neither would he let the people go.” Changing the Same! Are we intolerant of the lessons Pain teaches? Is it’s presence shunned quickly — no matter the hour? What of those warnings GOD sends as Discomfort— proposed? Are such moments defined just the same? […]

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Preemptive Communications!

James 1:19 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger…” Preemptive Communications! With one hand covering overmy mouth — intervening…So no speech nor one word canbe heard without speaking. Yet! Such little involvementis frequently witnessed…whenSelf first says these thoughtsand rejects wiser thinking. Save for all […]

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Sharing Love First…with SIght!

1 John 4:19 “We love because HE first loved us!” Sharing Love First…with SIght! When you look in the eyes ofsomeone who’s silentwho can’t speak of their grief norwhy Pain fills their heart…then there’s draining of Hope.Both of theirs and your own…for you cannot share Comfort’s embrace. Thus our gaze in return feels bothhollow and […]

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Reflect the Breath of GOD!

Ephesians 3:12 “In WHOM we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in HIM!” Reflect the Breath of GOD! Giving upwards, arms stretching, DEFEATS Thought’s surrender…where “giving up” means hopeless Forfeit. Where greatest Loss joins to add burdens — unbridled. But GOD!HIS ways lift us…till soaring! So this offering raised applauds Victory — […]

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With One Another!

Proverbs 29:23 “One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.” With One Another… Being told to cut loose one’s heart attitude should — at the most — bea one-time request. If not selfless in prayer, believing in GOD…then shall others in contrast — still press. For Pride […]

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Audibly Inked!

2 Timothy 3:16a “All Scripture is breathedout by GOD…” Audibly Inked! These words saySelf speaks toSelf most of All.But HIS WORDsays HIS WORDSare far greater. Greatest indeedwithout peernor an equal!Lesser andleast then am Iin this flesh! So now! Take heedListen close toHIS voice andturn two deaf earsquickly to whatyour Self says! As HIServant hearingthe voice […]

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Just as Well!

Genesis 12:1 “Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.” Just as Well! Head long asleep fallingwith book covers open;with a night light for readingnow resting as well. No pages found turningsince Slumber had woken…so there lay her Bible […]

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Bent Together!

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three have gathered together in MY NAME, I am there in their midst!” Bent Together! Our knees bear the scars of compliance enforced Thus are they calloused in completely in tandem. Where the LORD paused each journey HIServants were on to align them with HIS Way…again. Oh, the Joy […]

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Love’s Perfect Exchange!

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.” Love’s Perfect Exchange! Extend hearts of fleshfor those yet fueled by stone…so the life of anothermight transform their own. Change “set […]

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For Lack of Knowledge

Hosea 4:6a “MY people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…” For Lack of Knowledge! Keep his hands fromscribing error; yea,constrain her stepswith YOURS… …and forever changetheir actions whichcome from suchhearts of stone. Even bind theirwandering minds tothe thoughts foundin YOUR WORD. Yet well before this,oh, my FATHER, haveme know the lack —in me. As HIServant […]

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And Having Done All…Stand!

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.” And Having Done All…STAND!! YOU came as Savior for those withoutworth at least in ourselves — brokendown by the cursed.Yea, YOU came as Savior for flesh undeserved — where our best isa rag […]

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The Lightest Cross!

Matthew 11:30 “For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light.” The Lightest Cross! Purge the pride within “I”which does not deny self.Cast it off as a snake whosemere presence means trouble. There! HIS Potters wheeltransforms and restores us!There! JESUS, with fire,removes human stubble. So again, here Todayburn those robes called“Self Righteous.” Abandon“intentions of […]

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“The Fool” Full of Faith!

Proverbs 28:26 “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered!” “The Fool” Full of Faith! When does Wisdom convert into Ignorance? When would someone down- grade what they know for a mystery… …when the Unknown so favored one seems to walk blindly? Who answers such […]

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Saint Equipment!

Ephesians 4:11 “And HE Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastorsand teachers…” Saint Equipment! Saint Equipping, a patronfelt burdened with Purpose.To preach expectations whichCHRIST gave to man. Saint Equipping, most zealous,then studied — inspired —to teach souls to wearHeaven’s armor of GOD. For this Hour, so pressing,matched up with […]

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Still-Filled Sundays!

Micah 7:7 “Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the GOD of my salvation; my GOD will hear me!” — Glory to GOD! Still-Filled Sundays! An upcalling, catchingaway takes its listeners;No longer indwell theytheir Church’s four walls. Thus “Missing in Action!”,redrawn to the Heavensso are those believersexpectant — rewarded. But what […]

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Sharing HIS Song and Shield!!

Psalm 57:7 “My heart is steadfast, O GOD, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!” Sharing HIS Song and Shield!! With Anthems; great banners of praise, lifted upwards…”Go into the battle!” is heard though skies darkened. With Anthems rejoicing, HIS Armor surrounding, so into the struggle GOD’s children are pressing. […]

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Re-Emptied’s Refilling!

Romans 15:13 “May the GOD of Hope FILL you with all Joy and Peace as you trust in HIM, so that you may overflow with Hope by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT!” Re-Emptied’s Refilling! More “Less of me!”will increase withDevotion till “Lostwithin HIM!” is thissoul finally Found! Thus less “Less ofme” is just out […]

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iAdmit!

Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD…” iAdmit! Before any change or transforming action; ere any move happens where broken one’s heart… …there is first Recognition;acknowledging Failure… beyond every shadow of Sin Flesh creates! There the soul becomes contrite, denying Self’s strength! This precedes then Belief and Confession! […]

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The Light in the Shadows!

Matthew 20:26 “But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant.” The Light in the Shadows! Leading by Kneeling till standing —prostrate…is HIS counter-intuitive way of progressing. Through thus comes HIS SPIRIT’s compelling as such! Breathed through humbled and contrite believers — with blessing! But […]

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Adding Volume!

Ephesians 6:18 “And pray in the SPIRIT on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the LORD’s people.” Adding Volume! The prayers of saints are to GOD — sweet aromas. How savory they are to one’s ears — healing wounds… […]

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First Forfeiting Self!

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.” First Forfeiting Self! With the truth of the Gospels and sin, both confessing when wholly surrendered one’s will to GOD’s ways… …then comes waves of Completion instead of Contention […]

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Comparatively Contrasting!

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good!” Comparatively Contrasting! A day without updates finds one’s Bible closed. Truth be told, even dusty, unmoving — unopened. Still, within many heartbeats of self proclaimed CHRISTians are such unturned pages found bound in GOD’s Book. Maybe flipped and skimmed through […]

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Life’s Beverage Selection!

John 7:37 “On the last and greatest day of the feast, JESUS stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to ME and drink!” Life’s Beverage Selection! The elixir of Coffeeor Alcohol’s “edge”are both temporal!Yea — passing — somore one drinks in. Without Destinationso such are repeated;drank […]

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Removing The Clay from HIS Kiln!

Isaiah 64:8 “But now, O LORD, YOU are our FATHER; we are the clay, and YOU are our POTTER; we are all the work of YOUR hand.” Removing The Clay from HIS Kiln! Will you make it tomorrowoutstretched in HIS handsknowing which is GOD’s rescuefrom what are HIS plans? Designs then transformingwith Painful’s attachmentor if […]

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