To See JESUS CHRIST!
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 […]
Read More Authentic Affection!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 cleanses us from all sin! With Sovereign Soap! Got some soapGot my brushGonna, Gotta get“Cleaned up” Since remainSin’s marks still…through my bloodand fallen will. Thus self-stained,not “Self […]
Read More With Sovereign Soap!Psalm 39:3 “My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue…” Fanning HIS Fire! Going back to the beginning must mean our CREATOR…to WHOM, as our AUTHOR, we owe everything. Yes returned to our starting line breaths are we found…no more lost in the crowds of […]
Read More Fanning HIS Fire!John 5:25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of GOD, and those who hear will live!” Snap Decisions! When the “snap” happens and millions are gone, what of those who stood, “riding the fence?” Will there be […]
Read More Snap Decisions!1 Peter 4:10 “As every man has received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of GOD!” Transforming “Less Than” Zeal! A “Less than” voice with “More than” Volume is found in each believer. No “Greater than” a soul exists who GOD loves more than […]
Read More Transforming “Less Than” Zeal!Isaiah 60:1, “Arise, shine, for your LIGHT has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you!” Heart Light Reflections! As night-lights guide scared children to the bedrooms of their parents… so CHRIST’s glowing WORD enlightens us to be HIS Light’s reflection. Then when a child of GOD despairs, in need of HIS […]
Read More Heart Light Reflections!Luke 19:40 “I tell you, HE answered, if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out!” A Call to NOW! LORD lead us todaybeyond Memory Laneto be actively foundin THY service. Not thinking about itwith plans for “someday”but to move with “Howgreat is GOD!” purpose! Then out-praising the stonesand out sharing HIS NAMEwill our […]
Read More A Call to NOW!2 Timothy 2:2 “And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” Three for the Crossroads! In summary, HE knows of all of our needs: HE threads them together with sovereign solutions. Priority given is then to those pressing…according […]
Read More Three for the Crossroads!1 Timothy 4:16 “Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you!” As Ice Breaking Beacons! “Breaking the Ice” is best following through to “the other side” yetin this life. Else these battles at present would […]
Read More As Ice Breaking Beacons!Psalm 147:5 “Great is our LORD, and abundant in power; HIS understanding is beyond measure!” With Sovereign Strength! Though great Life’s pressuresand reliefs impacting everyheart and soul; thank GOD HISfaithfulness has conqueredevery other force! How awesome HIS unfailinglove which from us cannot beremoved! Rest then (thoughpressed and pulled each day)in HIM WHO’s in control! Yea, […]
Read More With Sovereign Strength!Jeremiah 10:23 “I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks…to direct his steps.” Beside or Behind! Retiring ChiefJustice positionsmust we of thesetitles assumed…which GOD neverappointed to us. Like “independent”,“self-made” or as “king”,so these labels nevergave HE. At least not tothose of HIS […]
Read More Beside or Behind!Psalm 107:9 “For HE satisfies the thirsty and FILLS the hungry with good things.” At the Banqueting Table! Come to GOD’s WORD though crippled you feel; Sit in the seat of HIS favor. A prodigal who cannot run any more; yea! Linger with HIM in HIS love. Yes, wait at this banqueting table! Then be […]
Read More At the Banqueting Table!Hebrews 12:29 “For our GOD is a consuming fire!” Igniting Lost Matchsticks! The world would have us pass a test to fit within its chains…just like the sides of any cup so our Faith might shackled be. Restrained and even silenced till Stagnation clouds our water…so they press until our temperatures lukewarm. But GOD! HIS […]
Read More Igniting Lost Matchsticks!Zechariah 1:3 “So tell the people that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Return to ME, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of Hosts.” Love’s Faithful Reunion! Today so many reunions occurred; countless souls reconnecting at last… …with a person most sought for — for […]
Read More Love’s Faithful Reunion!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.” Continually Thankful! Praising through Silence; rejoicing in Darkness, exult we our KING in the greatest of storms. Both kneeling though able and serving though broken, so are these acts […]
Read More Continually Thankful!Isaiah 35:4 “Say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your GOD will come, HE will come with vengeance; with divine retribution HE will come to save you.” Extraneous Exercise! Relaxation and Restrequires the soulsurrender to stand,even perfectly still; Curtailing those movementscalled “mental gymnastics”,and settling down till HISfootprints they fill. So this […]
Read More Extraneous Exercise!Psalm 119:160 “The sum of YOUR WORD is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.” Offcasting Opinions Surrendering all,so forfeit the sumof Opinion. Embracing HIS WORDso Truth is revealed— to study. What then we assumecreates Life’s shiftingsands…full of Doubts. So know HIS wordsgreatest while castingoff yours…to be certain. As HIServant thankfully reminded […]
Read More Offcasting OpinionsJames 1:22 “But be doers of The WORD, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Living Context! Our lives lack larger context IF — for us — we take each breath. Yea, since all that is seen cannot be all one needs; so Escape can’t be met through one’s death. And! Context lacks in life WHEN […]
Read More Living Context!Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Collective Gatherings! Can an eye see what’s therefrom each angle imagined?Is it possible Sight could be“wholly achieved?” Where no questions remainwithout Clarity’s answers……is there such a vision inwhich to believe? Yes, solely in CHRIST cansuch faith become sight;Yes, only by […]
Read More Collective Gatherings!Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with MY eye upon you.” Following HIS Heart! “Affectionate worship” versus “loving to worry” are much different passions. One is freely released whilst the other brings increase to bondage. Both are displayed and can also inspire; […]
Read More Following HIS Heart!Isaiah 55:8 “For MY thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways MY ways, declares the LORD.” Delivering Through! CHRIST’s Love is abundantly tied with HIS Justice; found clearly defined by HIS SPIRIT’s inscriptions. Thus equal Affection and Fairness are giv’n with favor bestowed through Devotion’s displays. So know that HIS watchful and soul […]
Read More Delivering Through!Psalm 119:105 “YOUR WORD is a Lamp to my feet and a Light to my path.” A Question of Lenses! There’s a lens which theworld looks through daily…and one other whoseMAKER is CHRIST. Side by side in thislife — both observing;so Perceptions gain lifeand opinions…are born. Reformed are thesethen into glasses…wornto view our surroundingsand take […]
Read More A Question of Lenses!Matthew 26:40 “Then HE came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with ME one hour?” Called out of Neutral! Unlike a truck backing up to atrailer, so CHRIST’s soon returndiffers greatly. Coming again is HE for thoseexpectant, whose vessels livevisibly — vibrant! By pressing towards […]
Read More Called out of Neutral!2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the LORD WHO is the SPIRIT.” CHRIST Changing Convictions! Through Sincerity’stears comesconfessions of sinwhose convictions lastlonger than hourglass sand. Internal assessments,with Honesty […]
Read More CHRIST Changing Convictions!Hebrews 12:1a “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…” Heaven’s Roar! To HIM lift yourvoices; give JESUSall praise…Without Self’saddition…HIS NAMEcalling out! For HIS power comesfrom those cheeringus on;who’ve long gonebefore us…who ledwith such shouts! Hear then theroaring of Heaven —resurgent…encouraging us topress on withoutDoubt! As HIServant hearing the […]
Read More Heaven’s Roar!Song of Solomon 2:1 “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.” “Standing” with HIS Roses! Two viewing a flower bouquet. Two claim very different perspectives. One sees every petal’s most brilliant display while the other scene is less descriptive. So where one’s sight centers is crucial indeed. Else “beholding the […]
Read More “Standing” with HIS Roses!Psalm 86:15 “But you, O LORD, are a GOD merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” The Love of a Lifeline! Unsteady pillars on shaky foundations, are souls trying to stand on the seas. Where Faith is suspect bound by cloudy intent, there they wallow beneath stormy skies. But […]
Read More The Love of a Lifeline!1 Corinthians 12:7 “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.” The “Cost” of Connection! There are gains that our sensesprefer over others;for Fellowship’s Favor whichour SAVIOUR leads.For to draw nearest CHRISTin the midst of the Bodymeans we must reflect HIMwithout one restraint. Yea, without holding back, sowe […]
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