Faith, Hope and What?

The Day of the LORD: This is for our encouragement! 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 VIP Verse 8! I have provided the section in its entirety below for context. 8 “But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of […]

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Distinguishing Lights!

Matthew 25:6 “But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is The Bridegroom. Come out to meet HIM!” Distinguishing Lights! As HIS mirrors sent into Life’s shadows; drawn to The LIGHT for reflection each hour, …then why we are called to not tolerate sin is so greatest we’ll shine by HIS power.  Now remove every […]

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Plumb Line Assessments!

2 Timothy 3:16 “All Scripture is breathed out by GOD and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, Plumb Line Assessments! What is the impact of sin on your mission? Does Complaceny’s weight drag your footprints off course? Does a tolerant heart of a wayward transaction cause Doubt to distract […]

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Giving as Given!

Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” Giving as Given! Given graceYet lacking Careare souls founderrant still. Whose wayward pathshave chosen stepsrepeated by…unbroken wills. Without remorsenor transformationso remain those— error bound… who won’t reflectCHRIST’s perfect love!Within them then —no mercy found. So […]

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HIS Anointed Waterfalls! 

1 John 2:20 “But you have been anointed by the HOLY ONE, and you all have knowledge!” HIS Anointed Waterfalls!  Love defined supernaturally: CHRIST!  Our LORD WHOSE affections have given us life.  As a waterfall soaking from heights set on high, so HIS outpouring floods through this soul! It’s power is endless,  HIS depths — […]

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Without Fail! 

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.” Without Fail!  Forgiveness moves forward releasing…while its counterpart binds further still.  Grace grants a pardon to unworthy souls…while its opposite steals and kills.  True Love cleanses records of error…while the […]

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“You People!”

John 3:11 “Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.” “You People!” A different “kind”, a separate “group”, Another “faith” — all together.  Yet next beside, (in church residing) do not relent from Law’s pursuit! […]

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Truly Eternal Love!

Psalm 28:7 “The LORD is my Strength and my Shield; in HIM my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to HIM.” Truly Eternal Love! When the strands of truest Love bound with CHRIST our hearts into one thread…  …when the trumpets, harps and violins did […]

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Translation Transitions!

Colossians 1:13 “WHO has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of HIS dear SON…” Translation Transitions! The WORD is The LORD WHOwill transform these bodies. One day we’ll be translatedthus…just as CHRIST. So live as HIS lettersawaiting transitionwith all of your sights…set on HIM! As HIServant setting […]

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When GOD Intervenes!

2 Samuel 22:7 “In my distress, I called to the LORD; I called out to my GOD. From HIS temple HE heard my voice; my cry came to HIS ears!” When GOD Intervenes! When we witness HIS move of another to join us whose path  intersecting is filled with Depression… When HE pauses our  steps […]

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The Warning Watchman!

Romans 10:17 “So faith  comes from hearing,  and hearing through  the WORD of CHRIST.” The Warning Watchman! Those hearts whose  fuel from earth is pulled…find lesser power driving. Their lives climb lower mountains  with Complacency’s  — declining.  With attraction to Life’s comforts so no sacrifice comes with them! Consequently, their  “staying power” is as  absent […]

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Surrendering Unbelief!

1 Samuel 16:7b “For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” Surrendering Unbelief! Hearing Love“Accepting” CHRISTyet falling shortwith Unbelief… Still are Self’sAs their own “rock”:who — lost — remain.unchanging. So The ROADwhich they must crossfrom Lost to Foundrequires all. Therefore […]

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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 […]

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Drawn to these Crossroads!

Proverbs 22:9 “Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.” Drawn to these Crossroads! Help us occupy wholly,relentlessly even,though troublessurrounding distractand dismay. Yea, LORD! Grant usassistance to keepstretching outwardsinstead of retreatingtill Faith stumbles too. For the needs now aregreater; with criesgrowing louder.Intercede through usthen…in power and love! […]

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The Provision of HIS Presence!

Hebrews 12:6 ““For whomever THE LORD JEHOVAH loves, HE instructs, and draws aside HIS children with whom HE is pleased.” The Provision of HIS Presence! What do blessings feel like which HE calls “overflowing”? Is it health or abundance of wealth? Maybe both? Are those valued highest (as measured by CHRIST)… …on a yardstick which […]

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Purposed and Sent!

Psalm 139:14 “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Purposed and Sent! What it takes a warrior to do means another might not. What HIS preachers can share, some others cannot. Where a servant is sent then depends onGOD’s gifting, HIS sovereign […]

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Drawn to The Answer!

John 12:32 “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all unto MYSELF.” Drawn to The Answer! What love is expressed which cannot be measured? Whose heart keeps expanding our own with Compassion?  Where can such be found and WHO will bring such care? Oh, sing out just the NAME of […]

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Just…in HIS Direction!

Psalms 86:11 “Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on YOUR faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear YOUR NAME!” Just…in HIS Direction! Relent from pursuing the sins of the flesh. Reject such backslidden and deviant paths. Instead reaching upwards, grasp Zeal with your heart and repeat every movement with […]

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Still Walking!

Micah 6:8 “HE has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly WITH your GOD?” Still Walking! Error recovery trumps Failure avoidance where we stray from HIS Rest trying best in our strength. So “getting back […]

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This Greatest Jubilee!

John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world!” This Greatest Jubilee! With great jubilee and rejoicing, so HIS enemies “think” they’re now winning. But just like before at the Flood and the […]

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IN Steps!

1 John 2:6 “Whoever says they abide in HIM should (even must!) walk in the same way in which HE walked.” IN Steps! As Heaven’s witnessto all we walk through,so HE sees those thingswhich birth Prayer. Then lifting to Heavenboth trials and painsso joined are our criesby HIS care. IN steps HE purposedthere felt is […]

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Picking Up the Pace!

Philippians 2:5 “Let this mind be in you which was also in CHRIST JESUS…” Picking Up the Pace! Forgive the Forgive-less withforgiveness instead. Give grace to the Gracelesswith most gracious steps. Yea, make way for the LORD asour Waymaker KING… by surrendering good to themjust as HE did! As HIServants re-forfeiting our own reactions to […]

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Cross-stitched, Sovereignly!

2 Corinthians 5:20 “Therefore, we are ambassadors for CHRIST, GOD making HIS appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of CHRIST, be reconciled to GOD!” Cross-stitched, Sovereignly! Meeting someone “by chance” presupposes no GOD… …as if every step takenis done without thought. So hear this reminder, I musttell us all. Every soul we encounter […]

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Authentic Affection!

1 John 4:11 “Dear friends, since GOD so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” Authentic Affection! Why is the definition of “loving JESUS” so often redefined by church goers? When the Bible says to love HIM with all our heart, mind, body and soul…so why then is Zeal deemed — excessive? It’s […]

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“Painting” with Grace!

Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” “Painting” with Grace! Restaining attempts have two flaws where someone feels their new sins must be given more crimson. As if a fresh coat of paint does the trick! But CHRIST’s finished […]

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With Active Praise!

Psalm 103:1 “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless HIS Holy NAME!” With Active Praise! Rejoice in the LORD; give thanks for this Hour for how great it shall be when we see HIM. Return to HIS path this morning with haste for that Day…it is quickly approaching. Rise […]

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Righteously Revolving

Isaiah 45:12 “I made the earth and created man on it; it was MY hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.” Righteously Revolving With orbits and lifespans: two sides to one zipper…so GOD’s perfect timing is sewn into both. Combining such pairs and aligning their movements…so some’s set durations are […]

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Love, Uncompromising!

Hebrews 13:8 “JESUS CHRIST is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Love, Uncompromising! Help us, FATHER…not to earn correction. Assist our hearts to YOURS alone reflect. Guide these steps to walk with Grace — uncompromising…so YOUR truth remains always on full display. Extend us Wisdom then with Knowledge too…till Understanding’s skill has been retained. […]

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Freed by what’s Finished!

2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the LORD is the SPIRIT, and where the SPIRIT of the LORD is, there is freedom! Freed by what’s Finished! By confessions to theNth degree will soulsso burdened —struggle. There weighted down,each guilty phrasebetrays them likenone other. Thus satan’s useof words we usedmake worse thosethings we’ve uttered. Reminding of pastindiscretions…untilwe begin […]

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