To See JESUS CHRIST!
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 […]
Read More On the Following Night!Titus 2:13 “Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great GOD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST…” With Perpetual Motion! So many are asking,“Just when will HEcome for me? “ And HIS WORD replies,“Just when will you runTO ME? “ By engaging so manydistractions, the eyesof the heart then turnfrom pursuit. By […]
Read More With Perpetual Motion!Psalm 39:7 “And now, O LORD, for what do I wait? my hope is in YOU!” Awaiting Hope’s Height! Deepest emotion flows from broken wells. From fragmented cisterns and reservoirs — fractured. Else all is contained in one’s battle-scarred heart with unreleased depths yet unharmed and un-raptured. Therefore — together GOD has allied us; till […]
Read More Awaiting Hope’s Height!Revelation 1:1a “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which GOD gave HIM to show HIS servants — things which must shortly take place.” A Righteous Retrospective! Oh my GOD and KING….what Joy morning bringsfor YOUR voice in me sings,“I AM Coming!” Then falls the curtainthe final acts’ purposewith HE, “The most worthy!”returning. So looking aheadto rise […]
Read More A Righteous Retrospective!Romans 10:4 “For CHRIST is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes! Hallelujah! Embracing Law’s AUTHOR and SAVIOUR! There’s reverence found in one’s solemn behavior where preference is given…(instead of “deferred”) …to The ONE due our praise! Yes to JESUS our SAVIOUR yet found are delays and undue hesitations. See those […]
Read More Embracing Law’s AUTHOR and SAVIOUR!Luke 15:11-32 “I’m waiting for you, MY Child!” The Unwritten Love Letter! Since your last message,so much time has passed.Still I wait for your voiceor a letter at least.But today it’s just textsor an email. But NONE of those came;thus Silence you gave.Still expectant I watched…although knowing the truth.And today, as before,no word did you […]
Read More The Unwritten Love Letter!Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are HIS delight!” GOD’s Infallible WORD! Deliver us from “Good”which is evil disguisingitself to pretend otherwise. Protect us from “Blessings”,redefined by “progressives”who truly speak nothing but lies. For the “popular” newsviews unholy Injusticeas just the alliance it needs. Peapods’ pairing […]
Read More GOD’s Infallible WORD!1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” In that Hour! Yea, though I go through Life’svalleys with shadows, my heart knowsHIS voice and this soul hears myname. In waves reaching shore soHIS echoes revive me!From bondage recalled thenam I once again. From darknessand shame pulled […]
Read More In that Hour!Psalm 123:1 “A Song of Ascents. To YOU I lift up my eyes, O YOU WHO are enthroned in the heavens!” HIS Victory draws Near! Relief’s destinationfollows War’s footprints.Yet when Conflict’s purposeis past Belief — skewed… …then Trojan Horse actionscontinue deceiving;misdirecting those watchingfrom WHO is the Truth. But these struggles CHRIST owns!Thus Darkness must scheme…demonically […]
Read More HIS Victory draws Near!James 1:9 “Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted…” And the Last shall be! No matter one’s stance at its height; it’s not greater than Humble’s expression — prostrate. No matter our self- assessed strengths;they’re not stronger than CHRIST’s WHO set HIS Cross — straight! Now stand we in HIM […]
Read More And the Last shall be!Psalm 91:5 “You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day…” GOD’s Guarantee! Dearest LORD, protect us from and heal us with those scripts prescribed… …which the world markets to us as what’s needed for our lives. As a Trojan horse deceiving so they seem and […]
Read More GOD’s Guarantee!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 […]
Read More Preemptive Communications!Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.” Don’t Touch that Dial! Those knobs and each switchwhich he’d thought controlledLife…turned out later to movenothing more than themselves. Though spinning and flippingand pushing such buttons…no Peace held his heart nordid rest […]
Read More Don’t Touch that Dial!Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, and HE shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!” 10 Minutes Too Long! If a “shorter” sermon was offered, would each listener give greater Attention? Would HIS gifts found in Scripture transition…to those who just came to keep Time? As a babe […]
Read More 10 Minutes Too Long!Isaiah 26:3 “YOU will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on YOU, because he trusts in YOU! Yesterday’s, Today’s and Tomorrow’s Truth! So lift up your voice;for the devils are liars!Yes, call on the LORD;HE’s our conquering lion… …WHO bottles your tearsand battles your fearswith you now! Our Victory HE won eventhough […]
Read More Yesterday’s, Today’s and Tomorrow’s Truth!Psalm 119:105 “THY WORD is a lamp to my feet and a Light to my path!” The Clearest of Day Lines! How clear each division has quickly become! What once was just Gray as a shade — now has changed! Thus “hot or cold” feelings with “off or on” settings create in hearts darkened — […]
Read More The Clearest of Day Lines!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 […]
Read More Removing The Clay from HIS Kiln!Exodus 14:14 “The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” The Silent Type! When Solace runs into the strands of one’s silence, then captured is Fear where GOD’s chains restrain Worry! When steadfast one’s faith then this happening — frequent! And Freedom becomes most expectantly sealed! So let HIS consuming, […]
Read More The Silent Type!Psalm 92:12-13 “The righteous will flourish like the palm tree, they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our GOD!” Replanted in Glory’s Garden! (In Loving Memory of Barb Wyant) The flower pot sat emptied of all greenery, floral growing. Every […]
Read More Replanted in Glory’s Garden!2 Corinthians 5:8 “Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the LORD!” Homecoming Joy! (In Loving Memory of Barb Wyant) Come quickly Child! The Hourglass which had been set for you has drained. It’s grains of sand no longer wait for they’ve already […]
Read More Homecoming Joy!Lamentations 3:25 “The LORD is good to those who wait for HIM, the person who seeks HIM.” Looking Forever Forward! Eternal life’s ”routine” should gain much greater interest from CHRISTians. And even before then, HIS banquet! But do these eyes deceive me? Are many still “stock- piling” as if they can carry such “things” into […]
Read More Looking Forever Forward!1 Corinthians 10:11 “These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.” Before Dawn’s early LIGHT! Joy, Joy, Glorious Joy!Our SAVIOUR — Victorious— deserving all praise! With Thankfulness,Gratitude-giving Devotion;so worship we now! For we know THE Endingand not just one […]
Read More Before Dawn’s Early LIGHT!
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