To See JESUS CHRIST!
2 Corinthians 4:7 “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to GOD…and not to us!” Our “Empty” Pursuit! How great is our FATHER’sso gracious abundanceWHO moves without maliceand gives without price.WHO chooses us alwaysand never forsakes! HE granted our soulswithout measure nor summarybecause of Forever we […]
Read More Our “Empty” Pursuit!Psalm 59:12a “For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride.” The Sin of Near Exclusivity! As the fool’s evolution of progress from Nothing, forgetting the ONE WHO created their thoughts; Take they Praise’s great accolades “as if Self made” and ignore The Beginning …at which […]
Read More The Sin of Near Exclusivity!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!1 Timothy 6:12 “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses!” Un-Callousing Confessions! Is the crust of the earth any thicker than the callous caused by my confessions… …which too often repeat with […]
Read More Un-Callousing Confessions!Psalm 63:3 “Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you!” Reflecting our Soul’s Source! What man does to manneed not mirror sin forwe are not required tomimic its steps. So follow not closelythose many paths devilish,for what if no difference ’tweenyours and theirs — seem? See then each imagebefore you […]
Read More Reflecting our Soul’s Source!Psalm 77:12 “I will reflect on all YOU have done and meditate on YOUR actions!” Memories don’t negotiate.What happened can’t be changed.History’s threads — already woven —there remain. So whether brightly coloredthese reflections are…or nay,they cannot be reimagined— nor erased. Yet living in this present, thenlet us sew with Light…so when past these actions are,they’ll […]
Read More Our Path’s Pre-Reflections!Romans 12:10 “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor!” Sovereign Straw Selections! For Comparison’s sake, take a handful of straw. Weigh each piece as if equal…for so they appear. But how we address this mass measurement matters since some seem quite weighty whilst others feel light. So CHRIST’s Light makes […]
Read More Sovereign Straw Selections!Job 34:21 “For HIS eyes are on the ways of a man, and HE sees all his steps!” With Sight Above! Man rattles his sabres;Flesh boasts of its powerwhile discarding the truththat this hour is GOD’s. YESHUA our SAVIOURcompleted HIS blueprintsbefore the first momentof Time had receded! Thus just as HE’s writtenso let us be […]
Read More With Sight ABOVE!1 Corinthians 16:13 “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong!” For This Last Mile! With the last ounceof Effort’s — allturns from liquidinto a gas… …where it’s burned asfuel — fully firedthen are we spentwholly for HIM. Up till that Timewe must press on —though pressures riseand pains increase. For […]
Read More For This Last Mile!Philippians 2:8 “And being found in appearance as a man, HE humbled HIMSELF and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” No Victim nor Foe! Daily putting down Pridewhich gets picked up too quickly,both attacker and victimare found within Self. So sure of our truths whichare separate from Scripturethere […]
Read More No Victim nor Foe!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 17:5 “My steps have held fast to YOUR paths. my feet have not slipped!” In the Stature of CHRIST! Those wrong to agreeand right to dissentare found in The Foldas the sheep of HIS pasture. Those standing againstHell’s evils outpouredthen are not deceivednor by Deceit captured. Misled then by noneso these follow CHRIST.In HIS […]
Read More In the Stature of CHRIST!Ephesians 5:2 “And walk in love, as CHRIST loved us and gave HIMSELF up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to GOD!” What If? / As If! What if you weren’t inthe family of GOD?Meaning: Your lineage bearsnone of royal descent. What if you weren’t inHIS heart or HIS thoughts?Meaning: You were not drawn.(At […]
Read More What If? / As If!Proverbs 28:26 “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered!” “The Fool” Full of Faith! When does Wisdom convert into Ignorance? When would someone down- grade what they know for a mystery… …when the Unknown so favored one seems to walk blindly? Who answers such […]
Read More “The Fool” Full of Faith!Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD…” iAdmit! Before any change or transforming action; ere any move happens where broken one’s heart… …there is first Recognition;acknowledging Failure… beyond every shadow of Sin Flesh creates! There the soul becomes contrite, denying Self’s strength! This precedes then Belief and Confession! […]
Read More iAdmit!John 13:34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another!” The Warm and the Sweet! “Bitter” cold is both accurate and descriptive as opposed to “bitter” heat. “Blistering”, “fiery” and other such “adjectives” feel then as much better choices of words. But “bitter” […]
Read More The Warm and The Sweet!1 Corinthians 8:6, AMP “Yet for us there is [only] one GOD, the FATHER, WHO is the SOURCE of all things!” Source-Centered! A star points to light just asroots turn to water. As flowers— Sun chasing, so must we,thus bending, lean GODward. Does Creation not lead usto follow — exampling —their servant behavior andceaseless surrender? […]
Read More Source Centered!1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 “Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good!” Comparatively Contrasting! A day without updates finds one’s Bible closed. Truth be told, even dusty, unmoving — unopened. Still, within many heartbeats of self proclaimed CHRISTians are such unturned pages found bound in GOD’s Book. Maybe flipped and skimmed through […]
Read More Comparatively Contrasting!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!Matthew 16:24 “Then JESUS told HIS disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow ME!” Forfeiting Forward! From your heart flowsIncrease which cannotbe copied when at the helmHE WHO alone gives us Life. As such, only powerfrom Heaven’s CREATORcan fuel earthly footstepsto duplicate CHRIST’s. Yet […]
Read More Forfeiting Forward!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!1 Corinthians 15:49 “Just as we have borne the image of the earthly, we will also bear the image of the Heavenly!” Day Four! The recklessness of our emotions can shatter the windows which others see through. The abandon of careless intentions as well can clutter the the sight of anotherin view. What we “see” […]
Read More Day Four!Psalm 19:11 “Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.” Leaving NO one Behind! Going to battleWITHIN one’s own armytakes confident Faithor…the heart of a fool. For from it comes wordswhich aid self-infliction;In vain debates foundtill such souls stand alone. Yet! Those bold warriorsequipped by The SAVIOUR,march into their […]
Read More Leaving NO one Behind!John 8:32 “And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free!” Avoiding Land Minds! Definitions are surely identifications. They draw one’s attentions specifically so…to something precise! At least, that’s its intention! Thus “what someone says” tells our minds “where to go”. So whenever Confusion has entered one’s “Thought life”, …most often […]
Read More Avoiding Land Minds!Jeremiah 17:14 “Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for YOU are THE ONE I praise!” Re-Leased for Life! Through toils and troubles which try our soul’s patience; through Tragedy’s loss and the trials of Faith… …so we often re-question this lease upon Life where YOU sovereignly […]
Read More Re-Leased for Life!Romans 16:20 “The GOD of peace will soon crush satan under your feet. The grace of our LORD JESUS be with you!” The Pipers’ Promised Peace! None know the piper nor when he gets paid. It’s a statement of payment that’s urgently forced. No options — escaping — exist for the debtor. As such, it […]
Read More The Piper’s Promised Peace!Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of GOD in CHRIST JESUS!” With Finishing Faith! Many runners engage on the pathways of life. Different points mark each soul, — intersecting — as such. Whether decades of service or far fewer days…still each has a beginning as well as […]
Read More With Finishing Faith!John 6:63 “It is the SPIRIT WHO gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life!” The Witness of Words! While knowing our backgrounds, this Foreground is present; Reality’s face in the midst of the midst of such storms. But one’s background points others to […]
Read More The Witness of Words!Matthew 18:16 “But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.” The Turning Over! Withdrawn from the corners of Darkness and spared from the Shadows of Sin; so again and again we find Grace within HIM! The […]
Read More The Turning Over!Proverbs 8:13 “To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.” HIS Choice Chains! How Pride so entangles our lives with great ease! Its’ web lets none free save surrendering souls… …whose choice leaves behind what the Flesh holds so dear. Yet the “unchained” were not freed […]
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