To See JESUS CHRIST!
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST. Through HIM we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of GOD.” One and Two! When a spouse quickly passes,a void […]
Read More One and Two!Psalm 74:16 “The day is YOURS, and also the night; YOU established the moon and the sun.” Trusting the TimeKeeper! What a difference a day makes in wonderful ways when a soul depends solely on GOD WHO is Holy; relying on HIM by obeying. For our sum of perspective at best displays Lack as our […]
Read More Trusting the TimeKeeper!Ephesians 6:24 “Grace to all who love our LORD JESUS CHRIST with an undying love.” What Death to Self Births! What love is CHRIST’s which bought our souls; What grace HE brings our journey! What Hope – GOD’s guarantee – now ours to grow in with HIS Mercy! Thus all begins where Death precedes; with […]
Read More What Death to Self Births!Revelation 1:3 “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.” Sailing Still…Until CHRIST! “Land Ho!” cried the sailor, both wearied and broken. With hopes beyond battered; sails tattered and torn. “Land Ho!” […]
Read More Sailing Still…Until CHRIST!Proverbs 4:23 “Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life!” Victoriously Watching! None can defend against enemies already “inside”… who’ve been nurtured and coddled, protected as well, in dark corners of hearts and of minds. None can pretend they’re in power nor having control… when their gates are wide open […]
Read More Victoriously Watching!Romans 1:17 “For in it the righteousness of GOD is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” With Timeless Faith! When the hourglass empties to silence, when no fanfare follows its sands to the bottom… …then we hesitate not to stand quickly once mor….for HE WHO is […]
Read More With Timeless Faith!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? Walking Humbly With… Souls require GOD’s drawing to reach Heaven’s threshold. No Self effort added; no matter one’s longing. Forever us […]
Read More Walking Humbly With…Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the LORD JESUS CHRIST…” Following Line of Sight! Do we focus most on our sins than on CHRIST… as though darker these stains than HIS soul cleansing crimson? How dim does one think that HIS light seems around us… when […]
Read More Following Line of Sight!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.” Post Haste! Is sin truly dealt with or do we brush thinly a film of white wash over each of our stains? Do we rest in HIS crimson or flail in our missions without faith in CHRIST’s finished work which […]
Read More Post Haste!Lamentations 3:25 “The LORD is good to those who wait for HIM, to the soul who seeks HIM!” HIS Arms Within! Leaning in HIS healing hands and leaving every weight with HIM, so we are changed by Worship’s stance. Given every sovereign chance to there remain apart from Sin, well blessed are those in HIS […]
Read More HIS Arms Within!Psalm 27:14 ““Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” When and Now! Re-set expectations which have a time table …to truly account for the schedule HE’s set. Though unknown to us, yet these moments are sovereign. Acknowledging such brings great patience to flesh. When the minute […]
Read More When and Now!Titus 2:13 “Waiting for our Blessed Hope, the appearing of the glory of our great GOD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST…” When HE Intervenes! Weak Flesh, weaker wills,and false Hope ridewith Doubt. On its uncertain waves,each progresses to steal. As such, in the lives ofthose drowning inFear… these appear to takeall one’s attentionfrom JESUS. But look […]
Read More When HE Intervenes!Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” HIS Criss-Crossed Shout! Criss-crossed eclipses foreshadow HIS warning. HIS order of things cannot not will be dismissed. The sign of HIS coming and time for repentance are both […]
Read More HIS Criss-Crossed Shout!Psalm 143:8 “Cause me to hear YOUR mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in THEE; make known to me, O LORD, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to THEE!” THROUGH! Walking briskly on cobblestone sidewalks, so a tall figure moved in a hurried fashion. As he […]
Read More THROUGH!Psalm 55:6 “I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” Transitioning Steps! Protect our steps as we press forward daily; Grant YOUR rest to those who stretch towards… …that coming Hour when Faith no longer needed! Yes when face to face we join THEE, dearest […]
Read More Transitioning Steps!1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, (be courageous) be strong!” JUST JESUS! There are many events that we hope for in life; there are countless of dreams which we long to come true. And though these occasions are hopes most exceeding…HIS voice I hear calling within my own […]
Read More JUST JESUS!2 Peter 3:13 “But in keeping with GOD’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.” Land Ho! “Land Ho!” cries the watchman through spiritual eyes; and each soul — most expectant — for Paradise Found. Though a gap still exists before reaching those shores, such believers […]
Read More Land Ho!Titus 2:13 “Looking for that blessed Hope, and the glorious appearing of the great GOD and our SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST…” Treasured Hopes! Expectations, when set, offer Hopes to aspire to; anticipations to which souls look forward. Spiritually speaking, HIS WORD confirms such! So watch we and wait for our AUTHOR and LORD. But! What watch […]
Read More Treasured Hopes!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.” (And LIGHT!” Surges of LIGHT! LORD GOD, this soul courses with YOUR Light. YOUR glowing blood surges and changes my life. Here standing at windows and doors am I watching; with heart pressed against any glass, also waiting! Now resting […]
Read More Surges of LIGHT!John 10:27 “MY sheep hear MY voice, and I know them, and they follow ME.” Just Left! A ready CHRIST follower, by definition, admits that they cannot lead themselves. In contrast, a slumbering memberof the Faith…tries to. Those closest to CHRIST then are steadfastly watching HIM, from behind or beside HIS presence. So those errantly […]
Read More Just Left!John 10:27 “MY sheep hear MY voice, and I know them, and they follow ME.” One’s Godly Goal! Where speech becomes thought, one’s talking subsides. Where waiting is favored, one’s actions decline. Where Fervor expands, one’s Zeal is heightened. Where Hunger is daily, one’s Faith is enlightened. Yea, think on “these things” and pause with […]
Read More One’s Godly Goal!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!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 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 […]
Read More With Active Praise!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!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 121:8 “The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore!” Waiting Up! Quietly sitting before the fire, the older woman slowly picked up an aged, cast iron poker and proceeded to stoke the coals nearly asleep before her. Sparks, startled by the sudden movement, then quickly rose up. As an […]
Read More Waiting Up!Matthew 27:66 “So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.” An “Every Day Calendar CHRISTmas!” “Merry CHRISTmas” is constant;it’s for every season; …each month full of days and thehours going with them! Yet! To the world, it’s compressedas one span… …of just 24 hours and then:Nothing more! […]
Read More An “Every Day Calendar CHRISTmas!”1 Corinthians 13:12a “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face…” On the Following Night! As kin to the bride, betrothed for almost one year, so Sarah, neared completion of her own bridesmaid’s dress. “It will be beautiful!”, she envisioned happily. For the merchants passing through had brought such a […]
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