To See JESUS CHRIST!
Matthew 11:28 “Come to ME, all l you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest! And I will give you Rest! The greatest addition to HIS finished work is Rest — thus perfected by CHRIST! The greatest “subtraction” is what our flesh adds to HIS cross…as if we had been […]
Read More And I will give you Rest!Hebrews 12:2 “Let us fix our eyes on JESUS, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before HIM endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of GOD.” Decisively Forward! Embrace the comparison of who you are now with who HE called […]
Read More Decisively Forward!Proverbs 4:25 “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you!” Abandoning Yesterday’s Battles! Are we not sinners restaining our face with the sins of the past which no flesh can erase? Isn’t every day’s battle a constant reminder of being our own worst reflection? This — hell’s hosts — keep on […]
Read More Abandoning Yesterday’s Battles!Jeremiah 30:17 “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the LORD…” On HIS Waves of Restoration! Found missing at sea as a mystery, without secured bindings or crew; so the captain-less vessel for decades adrift bore damage from weathering storms. Through the harshest of elements cast, through brutal […]
Read More On HIS Waves of Restoration!Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you!” Come LORD JESUS! The wicked deceptions surrounding our senses grow greater the closer HIS presence draws near. Delusions man-made,manufactured as lies, are like nets in our skies to hide what was once clear. […]
Read More Come LORD JESUS!Revelation 3:20 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears MY voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with ME.” Else: Standing By! Opened doors cannot be shut when GOD’s will compels them solely… and closed doors cannot remain when HIS voice proclaims “Come […]
Read More Else: Standing By!Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through CHRIST WHO strengthens me.” With CHRIST, the Solid ROCK! “Be weary!” each attacker cries with vain remarks — degrading. Ever tripping, clipping, fighting every step I take — with CHRIST. “Now stay down!” their shouts keep rising, “No one’s coming for your soul!” “Your Faith is worthlessly […]
Read More With CHRIST, the Solid ROCK!Psalm 61:4 “I will make YOUR tent my resting-place for ever: I will keep myself under the cover of YOUR wings! Selah.” Our Resting Place! Selah! CHRIST’s sacrifice cleansed our faces. Thus spared Shame’s disgraces, Compassion excels. Without Self’s exception, HE mends all the Broken! So are we, by sovereign affections, made well! For Eternity’s […]
Read More Our Resting Place! Selah!Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.” For: Given Grace! Does knocking one down make another stand stand taller? Shall such sabotaged actions unhindered — prevail? Do their “Victories” proclaimed ever fade — overusing deplorable tactics? Please tell me they fail! So […]
Read More For: Given Grace!Psalm 105:4 “Seek the LORD and HIS strength; Seek HIS face continually!” By the Light of HIS Face! The powers of darkness slither through symbols, entwining themselves as though centers of Life. As the snake on the staff was uplifted by Moses, its usage — prolonged — then became idolized. Such icons and images steal […]
Read More By the Light of HIS Face!Philippians 3:12 “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because CHRIST JESUS has made me HIS own!” Future Facing Faith! Faith never blows in from the seashore though it does come from trails — wind swept. From invisible paths which GOD often […]
Read More Future Facing Faith!Romans 13:11 “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed!” Uncompromisingly Faithful! A lone horse with empty saddlebags is like this generation. All supplies are spent on self without allegiance given CHRIST. With no want […]
Read More Uncompromisingly Faithful!1 Thessalonians 4:16 “For the LORD HIMSELF will descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of GOD, and the dead in CHRIST will rise first.” Faith: Meet CHRIST! Like lightspeed, the darkness is being unveiled from its camouflaged corners of chaos. With rapid attacks bursting through […]
Read More Faith: Meet CHRIST!Acts 2:38 “Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the NAME of JESUS CHRIST for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the HOLY SPIRIT!” The Urgent Hour! Their sharpened fangs — long waiting — were unmuzzled then for war. Stabbing Darkness into Light’s triumphant presence, […]
Read More The Urgent Hour!Job 33:4 “The SPIRIT of GOD has made me, and the breath of the ALMIGHTY gives me life. Catching HIS Breaths! With a final lunge forward, still his sword met with steel. An opponent — his equal in Zeal and of strength. With each thrust and each parry, strategically balanced, yet all had been thwarted. […]
Read More Catching HIS Breaths!1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no man can lay a foundation other than the ONE which is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST!” Our “Net” Foundation! WIth another closed door which seemed hopelessly shut later proved to locked for our good. While losing the comforts of compromised living, there we learned to rely on our Base. Love’s […]
Read More Our “Net” Foundation!Matthew 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of GOD, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Healing Ostriches! When the house is burning, In the coldest of winters Open doors “wasting heat” do not trouble those fleeing. When the flood waters rage In the rainiest seasons, none care for […]
Read More Healing Ostriches!1 John 5:21 “Little children, guard yourselves from idols.” As Broken Bereans! Idolized heroes even those of the Faith drag down countless souls from looking to CHRIST. Well meaning intentions still end with confusion by pointing above and then back to themselves. As such, Idol worship creates idle hands unwilling to turn Scriptures pages themselves. […]
Read More As Broken Bereans!Proverbs 16:11 “A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are HIS work.” “Unevenly” Balanced! On the odd chance that Balance unevenly meets in hearts yet divided; between great extremes. On this road most unlikely in contrast, as such, does one find such achievement through sacrificed Love. Where wholeheartedly […]
Read More “Unevenly” Balanced!Matthew 26:41 “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Engaging THIS Hour! At the end of a session, a meeting or test, where presented are curtains, the door or some exit, understood are such closings then as that last line… which […]
Read More Engaging THIS Hour!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…” Power (of GOD) Walking! Hell’s poisonous serpent shall poison us surely IF we be asleep — apathetically found. IF stagnant — unwary — uncaringly lukewarm; IF walking on fence […]
Read More Power (of GOD) Walking!Revelation 22:12 “Look, I am coming soon! MY reward is with ME, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.” Come Quickly, LORD! There’s a day coming soon when all failing flesh will crumble. There’s an hour soon arriving where this Life pays its due. There’s an instant nearly now […]
Read More Come Quickly, LORD!James 1:21 “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” The Engrafted WORD! To the unlearned and simple resembling, through grace is extended HIS knowledge so broad. To understand mysteries which once had been hidden; To be made as […]
Read More The Engrafted WORD!Full Flight Jackets! Once more the five foot, two inch, blond-haired professional of nearly 30 years, passed through the spacious length of Boeing’s 747-8I cabin. For this energetic, often intercontinental airline stewardess, this marked her third extended flight of the week. It was only the first Tuesday in June and for Lynn Chambers, her heaviest […]
Read More Full Flight Jackets!Psalms 27:13 “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living! Equal Expectations! Walking up the steps confronting — every fire of faithless Fear, bound solely for the WORD of GOD WHOSE NAME their souls revered; so those chosen for […]
Read More Equal Expectations!2 Corinthians 4:6 “For GOD, WHO said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made HIS light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of JESUS CHRIST.” Free Will Offerings! Preaching CHRIST is not a sales pitch as some perceive HIS message. It’s […]
Read More Free Will Offerings!John 3:30 “HE must increase; I must decrease!” More and Less! Engaging Faith, disabling Want… save more of CHRIST and less of self. Simplistic thoughts beyond profound… yet gained can be with no one else! Then More and Less combine for Peace… where HE inclines as Pride retreats. Thus Blessings rain as CHRIST — increasing […]
Read More More and Less!Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your FATHER in heaven.” Transition’s Point! May every good work which YOU planned for this pen be extended through ink upon canvas. May then I be emptied past Residue’s presence and dry by the […]
Read More Transition’s Point!Ephesians 1:7 “In HIM we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of HIS grace.” Upon HIS Emerald Balance! We borrow against tomorrow using sins we choose today with deep debits against credits which get redder by the day. Such Interests then diminish all our efforts — inconsistently […]
Read MoreActs 13:52 “And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the HOLY SPIRIT!” Upping Our Intake! (For More of YOUR SPIRIT!) Longing for more of YOUR SPIRIT, oh LORD; We are craving Outpouring‘s o’erflowing. Expectant beyond what this life has to offer…for Good without Fearful’s foreboding. So rekindle Faith’s flames by YOUR NAME […]
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